OleDbConnectionStringBuilder.Keys Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Data.OleDb

Assembly:

System.Data.OleDb.dll

Package:

System.Data.OleDb v9.0.0-rc.2.24473.5

Gets an ICollection that contains the keys in the OleDbConnectionStringBuilder.

public:
 virtual property System::Collections::ICollection ^ Keys { System::Collections::ICollection ^ get(); };

public override System.Collections.ICollection Keys { get; }

member this.Keys : System.Collections.ICollection

Public Overrides ReadOnly Property Keys As ICollection

Property Value

ICollection

An ICollection that contains the keys in the OleDbConnectionStringBuilder.

Examples

The following console application example creates a new OleDbConnectionStringBuilder. The code loops through the ICollection returned by the Keys property displaying the key/value pairs.

Note

This example includes a password to demonstrate how OleDbConnectionStringBuilder works with connection strings. In your applications, we recommend that you use Windows Authentication. If you must use a password, do not include a hard-coded password in your application.

using System.Data.OleDb;

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        try
        {
            // Build an empty instance, just to see
            // the contents of the keys.
            DumpBuilderContents("");

            // Create a SQL Server connection string.
            DumpBuilderContents("Provider=sqloledb;Data Source=(local);" +
                "Initial Catalog=AdventureWorks;" +
                "User Id=ab;Password=Password@1");

            // Create an Access connection string.
            DumpBuilderContents("Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" +
                @"Data Source=C:\Sample.mdb");

            // Create an Oracle connection string.
            DumpBuilderContents("Provider=msdaora;Data Source=SomeOracleDb;" +
                "User Id=userName;Password=Pass@word1;");

            // Create a Sybase connection string.
            DumpBuilderContents("Provider=ASAProv;Data source=myASA");

            Console.WriteLine("Press any key to finish.");
            Console.ReadLine();
        }
        catch (System.ArgumentException ex)
        {

            Console.WriteLine("Error: " + ex.Message);
        }
    }

    private static void DumpBuilderContents(string connectString)
    {
        OleDbConnectionStringBuilder builder =
            new OleDbConnectionStringBuilder(connectString);
        Console.WriteLine("=================");
        Console.WriteLine("Original connectString   = " + connectString);
        Console.WriteLine("builder.ConnectionString = " + builder.ConnectionString);
        foreach (string key in builder.Keys)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(key + "=" + builder[key].ToString());
        }
    }
}

Imports System.Data.OleDb    

Module Module1

  Sub Main()
    Try
      ' Build an empty instance, just to see
      ' the contents of the keys.
      DumpBuilderContents("")

      ' Create a SQL Server connection string.
      DumpBuilderContents("Provider=sqloledb;Data Source=(local);" & _
       "Initial Catalog=AdventureWorks;" & _
       "User Id=ab;Password=Password@1")

      ' Create an Access connection string.
      DumpBuilderContents("Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & _
       "Data Source=C:\Sample.mdb")

      ' Create an Oracle connection string.
      DumpBuilderContents("Provider=msdaora;Data Source=SomeOracleDb;" & _
       "User Id=userName;Password=Pass@word1;")

      ' Create a Sybase connection string.
      DumpBuilderContents("Provider=ASAProv;Data source=myASA")

      Console.WriteLine("Press any key to finish.")
      Console.ReadLine()

    Catch ex As System.ArgumentException
      Console.WriteLine("Error: " & ex.Message)
    End Try
  End Sub

  Private Sub DumpBuilderContents(ByVal connectString As String)
    Dim builder As New OleDbConnectionStringBuilder(connectString)
    Console.WriteLine("=================")
    Console.WriteLine("Original connectString   = " & connectString)
    Console.WriteLine("builder.ConnectionString = " & builder.ConnectionString)
    For Each key As String In builder.Keys
      Console.WriteLine(key & "=" & builder.Item(key).ToString)
    Next
  End Sub
End Module

Remarks

The order of the values in the ICollection is unspecified, but it is the same order as the associated values in the ICollection returned by the Values property.

See also

• Connection String Builders
• Connection Strings in ADO.NET