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DesignerDataConnection Class
Visual Studio 2010
Represents a connection to a data store in a design tool. This class cannot be inherited.
Assembly: System.Design (in System.Design.dll)
The DesignerDataConnection type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | DesignerDataConnection(String, String, String) | Initializes a new instance of the DesignerDataConnection class with the specified name, data provider, and connection string. |
![]() | DesignerDataConnection(String, String, String, Boolean) | Initializes a new instance of the DesignerDataConnection class with the specified name, data provider, and connection string, and indicates whether the connection was loaded from a configuration file. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | ConnectionString | Gets the application connection string defined for the connection. |
![]() | IsConfigured | Gets a value indicating whether the connection information is in the application's configuration file. |
![]() | Name | Gets the name of the data connection. |
![]() | ProviderName | Gets the name of the provider used to access the underlying data store. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
The DesignerDataConnection object represents a connection to a data store in the design tool. Typically a DesignerDataConnection object is returned as part of the Connections property, and is created either by reading the application's configuration file or by calling the BuildConnection method.
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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