====== $_dbat ======
~~NOTOC~~
<WRAP right box round>
^Type|String|
^Default|NULL|
</WRAP>
===== Description =====
Setting the value of this class variable forces the class to use the specified database connection for a class. Form more information on this, see [[v5:activerecord:setdatabaseadapter|ADOdb_Active_Record::setDatabaseAdaptor()]]. There is normally no need to use this unless multiple database connections have been configured.
===== Usage =====
In the example below, an Active Record class called ''person'' is associated with a database adaptor called ''oracleAdaptor''.

<code php>
class person extends ADOdb_Active_Record
{
   public $_dbat = 'oracleAdaptor';
}
</code>