Database.OpenConnectionString Method
Definition
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Overloads
| OpenConnectionString(String) |
Opens a connection to a database using the specified connection string. |
| OpenConnectionString(String, String) |
Opens a connection to a database using a connection string and the specified provider. |
OpenConnectionString(String)
Opens a connection to a database using the specified connection string.
public static WebMatrix.Data.Database OpenConnectionString (string connectionString);static member OpenConnectionString : string -> WebMatrix.Data.DatabasePublic Shared Function OpenConnectionString (connectionString As String) As DatabaseParameters
- connectionString
- String
The connection string that contains information that is used to connect to a database.
Returns
The database instance.
Exceptions
connectionString is null or empty.
Applies to
OpenConnectionString(String, String)
Opens a connection to a database using a connection string and the specified provider.
public static WebMatrix.Data.Database OpenConnectionString (string connectionString, string providerName);static member OpenConnectionString : string * string -> WebMatrix.Data.DatabasePublic Shared Function OpenConnectionString (connectionString As String, providerName As String) As DatabaseParameters
- connectionString
- String
The connection string that contains information that is used to connect to a database.
- providerName
- String
(Optional) The name of the .NET Framework data provider to use to connect to the data source.
Returns
The database instance.
Exceptions
connectionString is null or empty.