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ConnectionStringsSection Class

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Specifies a collection of database connection strings for ASP.NET applications.

Syntax

class ConnectionStringsSection : ConfigurationSectionWithCollection

Methods

The following table lists the methods exposed by the ConnectionStringsSection class.

Name Description
Add (Inherited from ConfigurationSectionWithCollection.)
Clear (Inherited from ConfigurationSectionWithCollection.)
Get (Inherited from ConfigurationSectionWithCollection.)
GetAllowDefinition (Inherited from ConfigurationSection.)
GetAllowLocation (Inherited from ConfigurationSection.)
Remove (Inherited from ConfigurationSectionWithCollection.)
RevertToParent (Inherited from ConfigurationSection.)
SetAllowDefinition (Inherited from ConfigurationSection.)
SetAllowLocation (Inherited from ConfigurationSection.)

Properties

The following table lists the properties exposed by the ConnectionStringsSection class.

Name Description
ConnectionStrings An array of ConnectionStringSettings values that contain database connection strings for ASP.NET applications and features.
Location (Inherited from ConfigurationSection.) A key property.
Path (Inherited from ConfigurationSection.) A key property.
SectionInformation (Inherited from ConfigurationSection.)

Subclasses

This class contains no subclasses.

Remarks

In ASP.NET 2.0, features such as Session, Membership, Personalization, and Role Manager rely on connection strings that are stored in the ConnectionStrings property. You can also use the ConnectionStrings property to store connection strings for your own applications.

Inheritance Hierarchy

ConfigurationSection

ConfigurationSectionWithCollection

ConnectionStringsSection

Requirements

Type Description
Client - IIS 7.0 on Windows Vista
- IIS 7.5 on Windows 7
- IIS 8.0 on Windows 8
- IIS 10.0 on Windows 10
Server - IIS 7.0 on Windows Server 2008
- IIS 7.5 on Windows Server 2008 R2
- IIS 8.0 on Windows Server 2012
- IIS 8.5 on Windows Server 2012 R2
- IIS 10.0 on Windows Server 2016
Product - IIS 7.0, IIS 7.5, IIS 8.0, IIS 8.5, IIS 10.0
MOF file WebAdministration.mof

See Also

ConfigurationSectionWithCollection Class
ConnectionStringSettings Class