DbException.IsTransient Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Data.Common

Assembly:

System.Data.Common.dll

Source:

DbException.cs

Indicates whether the error represented by this DbException could be a transient error, i.e. if retrying the triggering operation may succeed without any other change.

public:
 virtual property bool IsTransient { bool get(); };

public virtual bool IsTransient { get; }

member this.IsTransient : bool

Public Overridable ReadOnly Property IsTransient As Boolean

Property Value

Boolean

true if the error represented could be a transient error; false otherwise.

Remarks

Examples of transient errors include failure to acquire a database lock, networking issues. This allows automatic retry execution strategies to be developed without knowledge of specific database error codes.