DbDataSource.CreateConnection Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Data.Common

Assembly:

System.Data.Common.dll

Source:

DbDataSource.cs

Returns a new, closed connection to the database represented by this DbDataSource.

public:
 System::Data::Common::DbConnection ^ CreateConnection();

public System.Data.Common.DbConnection CreateConnection ();

member this.CreateConnection : unit -> System.Data.Common.DbConnection

Public Function CreateConnection () As DbConnection

Returns

DbConnection

A new, closed connection to the database represented by this DbDataSource.

Remarks

The connection must be opened before it can be used.

It is the responsibility of the caller to properly dispose the connection returned by this method. Failure to do so may result in a connection leak.