'Usage

Dim instance As SqlConnection
Dim value As Integer

value = instance.ConnectionTimeout


'Declaration

Public Overrides ReadOnly Property ConnectionTimeout As Integer

Implements

You can set the amount of time a connection waits to time out by using the ConnectTimeout or Connection Timeout keywords in the connection string. A value of 0 indicates no limit, and should be avoided in a ConnectionString because an attempt to connect waits indefinitely.

The following example creates a SqlConnection and sets the Connection Timeout to 30 seconds in the connection string. The code opens the connection and displays the ConnectionTimeout property in the console window.

Private Sub OpenSqlConnection()
    Dim connectionString As String = GetConnectionString()
    Using connection As New SqlConnection(connectionString)
        connection.Open()

        Console.WriteLine("State: {0}", connection.State)
        Console.WriteLine("ConnectionTimeout: {0}", connection.ConnectionTimeout)
    End Using
End Sub

Private Function GetConnectionString() As String
    ' To avoid storing the connection string in your code,  
    ' you can retrieve it from a configuration file, using the
    ' System.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings property
    Return "Data Source=(local);Database=AdventureWorks;" _
      & "Integrated Security=SSPI;Connection Timeout=30;"
End Function

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