ConnectionStringsExpressionBuilder.GetConnectionStringProviderName Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Web.Compilation

Assembly:: System.Web.dll

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Returns the connection string provider from the <connectionStrings> section of the Web.config file.

public:
 static System::String ^ GetConnectionStringProviderName(System::String ^ connectionStringName);

public static string GetConnectionStringProviderName (string connectionStringName);

static member GetConnectionStringProviderName : string -> string

Public Shared Function GetConnectionStringProviderName (connectionStringName As String) As String

Parameters

connectionStringName: String

The name of the connection string.

Returns

String

The provider as a String for this connection string name.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException

The connection string name could not be found in the Web.config file.

Remarks

The ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings property returns a collection of connection string values. The GetConnectionStringProviderName method returns the provider for the value from this collection that is associated with the connection string name.

Applies to