IDbConnection.State Property

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Data

Assembly:: System.Data.Common.dll

Assembly:: System.Data.dll

Assembly:: netstandard.dll

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Gets the current state of the connection.

public:
 property System::Data::ConnectionState State { System::Data::ConnectionState get(); };

public System.Data.ConnectionState State { get; }

member this.State : System.Data.ConnectionState

Public ReadOnly Property State As ConnectionState

Property Value

ConnectionState

One of the ConnectionState values.

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 allowed state changes are:

From Closed to Open, using the Open method of the Connection object.
From Open to Closed, using either the Close method or the Dispose method of the Connection object.

Applies to

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