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ConfigurationManager::ConnectionStrings Property
Visual Studio 2008
Gets the ConnectionStringsSection data for the current application's default configuration.
Assembly: System.Configuration (in System.Configuration.dll)
public: static property ConnectionStringSettingsCollection^ ConnectionStrings { ConnectionStringSettingsCollection^ get (); }
Property Value
Type: System.Configuration::ConnectionStringSettingsCollectionReturns a ConnectionStringSettingsCollection object that contains the contents of the ConnectionStringsSection object for the current application's default configuration.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ConfigurationErrorsException | Could not retrieve a ConnectionStringSettingsCollection object. |
A ConnectionStringsSection object contains the contents of the configuration file's connectionStrings section.
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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