IDbConnection.ConnectionString Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Data

Assembly:

System.Data.Common.dll

Gets or sets the string used to open a database.

public:
 property System::String ^ ConnectionString { System::String ^ get(); void set(System::String ^ value); };

public string ConnectionString { get; set; }

member this.ConnectionString : string with get, set

Public Property ConnectionString As String

Property Value

String

A string containing connection settings.

Examples

The following example creates an instance of a derived class, OleDbConnection, sets its ConnectionString, and displays its State.

public void CreateOleDbConnection(){
   OleDbConnection connection = new OleDbConnection();
   connection.ConnectionString =
       "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=Northwind.mdb";
   Console.WriteLine("Connection State: " + connection.State.ToString());
}

Public Sub CreateOleDbConnection()
    Dim connection As New OleDbConnection()
    connection.ConnectionString = _
       "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=Northwind.mdb"
    Console.WriteLine("Connection State: " & connection.State.ToString())
End Sub

Remarks

The ConnectionString property can be set only while the connection is closed.