OleDbConnectionStringBuilder.TryGetValue(String, Object) Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Data.OleDb

Assembly:

System.Data.OleDb.dll

Package:

System.Data.OleDb v8.0.0

Source:

OleDbConnectionStringBuilder.cs

Retrieves a value corresponding to the supplied key from the OleDbConnectionStringBuilder instance.

public:
 override bool TryGetValue(System::String ^ keyword, [Runtime::InteropServices::Out] System::Object ^ % value);

public override bool TryGetValue (string keyword, out object? value);

override this.TryGetValue : string * obj -> bool

Public Overrides Function TryGetValue (keyword As String, ByRef value As Object) As Boolean

Parameters

keyword

String

The key of the item to retrieve.

value

Object

The value corresponding to keyword.

Returns

Boolean

true if keyword was found within the connection string; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

keyword contains a null value (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Examples

The following example demonstrates the behavior of the TryGetValue method.

using System.Data.OleDb;

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        OleDbConnectionStringBuilder builder =
            new OleDbConnectionStringBuilder();
        builder.ConnectionString = GetConnectionString();

        // Call TryGetValue method for multiple
        // key names.
        DisplayValue(builder, "Data Source");
        DisplayValue(builder, "Extended Properties");
        // How about implicitly added key/value pairs?
        DisplayValue(builder, "Jet OLEDB:System database");
        // Invalid keys?
        DisplayValue(builder, "Invalid Key");
        // Null values?
        DisplayValue(builder, null);

        Console.WriteLine("Press any key to continue.");
        Console.ReadLine();
    }

    static private void DisplayValue(OleDbConnectionStringBuilder builder, string key)
    {
        object value = null;

        // Although TryGetValue handles missing keys,
        // it does not handle passing in a null (Nothing in Visual Basic)
        // key. This example traps for that particular error, but
        // throws any other unknown exceptions back out to the
        // caller.
        try
        {
            if (builder.TryGetValue(key, out value))
            {
                Console.WriteLine("{0}='{1}'", key, value);
            }
            else
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Unable to retrieve value for '{0}'", key);
            }
        }
        catch (ArgumentNullException)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Unable to retrieve value for null key.");
        }
    }

    static private string GetConnectionString()
    {
        // To avoid storing the connection string in your code,
        // you can retrieve it from a configuration file using the
        // System.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings property.
        return "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" +
            "Data Source=C:\\ExcelDemo.xls;" +
            "Extended Properties=\"Excel 8.0;HDR=Yes;IMEX=1\"";
    }
}

Imports System.Data.OleDb    

Module Module1
  Sub Main()
    Dim builder As New OleDbConnectionStringBuilder
    builder.ConnectionString = GetConnectionString()

    ' Call TryGetValue method for multiple
    ' key names. 
    DisplayValue(builder, "Data Source")
    DisplayValue(builder, "Extended Properties")
    ' How about implicitly added key/value pairs?
    DisplayValue(builder, "Jet OLEDB:System database")
    ' Invalid keys?
    DisplayValue(builder, "Invalid Key")
    ' Null values?
    DisplayValue(builder, Nothing)

    Console.WriteLine("Press any key to continue.")
    Console.ReadLine()
  End Sub

  Private Sub DisplayValue( _
   ByVal builder As OleDbConnectionStringBuilder, ByVal key As String)
    Dim value As Object = Nothing

    ' Although TryGetValue handles missing keys,
    ' it does not handle passing in a null (Nothing in Visual Basic)
    ' key. This example traps for that particular error, but
    ' throws any other unknown exceptions back out to the
    ' caller. 
    Try
      If builder.TryGetValue(key, value) Then
        Console.WriteLine("{0}='{1}'", key, value)
      Else
        Console.WriteLine("Unable to retrieve value for '{0}'", key)
      End If
    Catch ex As ArgumentNullException
      Console.WriteLine("Unable to retrieve value for null key.")
    End Try
  End Sub

  Private Function GetConnectionString() As String
    ' To avoid storing the connection string in your code,
    ' you can retrieve it from a configuration file using the 
    ' System.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings property. 
    Return "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & _
      "Data Source=C:\ExcelDemo.xls;" & _
      "Extended Properties=""Excel 8.0;HDR=Yes;IMEX=1"""
  End Function
End Module

Remarks

The TryGetValue method lets developers safely retrieve a value from a OleDbConnectionStringBuilder without needing to verify that the supplied key name is a valid key name. Because TryGetValue does not raise an exception when you call it, passing in a nonexistent key, you do not have to look for a key before retrieving its value. Calling TryGetValue with a nonexistent key will place the value null (Nothing in Visual Basic) in the value parameter.

See also

• Connection String Builders
• Connection Strings in ADO.NET