ConnectionStringSettingsCollection Class
.NET Framework 2.0
Note: This class is new in the .NET Framework version 2.0.
Contains a collection of ConnectionStringSettings objects.
Namespace: System.Configuration
Assembly: System.Configuration (in system.configuration.dll)
Assembly: System.Configuration (in system.configuration.dll)
'Declaration Public NotInheritable Class ConnectionStringSettingsCollection Inherits ConfigurationElementCollection 'Usage Dim instance As ConnectionStringSettingsCollection
public final class ConnectionStringSettingsCollection extends ConfigurationElementCollection
public final class ConnectionStringSettingsCollection extends ConfigurationElementCollection
A ConnectionStringSettingsCollection object contains a collection of ConnectionStringSettings objects. Each ConnectionStringSettings object represents a single entry in the connectionStrings configuration-file section.
| Topic | Location |
|---|---|
| How to: Read Connection Strings from the Web.config File | Configuring ASP .NET Web Applications |
| How to: Access SQL Server Using Predetermined Credentials | Building ASP .NET Web Applications |
| How to: Read Connection Strings from the Web.config File | Configuring ASP .NET Web Applications |
| How to: Access SQL Server Using Predetermined Credentials | Building ASP .NET Web Applications |
The following example shows how to access the ConnectionStringSettingsCollection.
Shared Sub ShowConnectionStrings() ' Get the application configuration file. Dim config _ As System.Configuration.Configuration = _ ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration( _ ConfigurationUserLevel.None) ' Get the conectionStrings section. Dim csSection _ As ConnectionStringsSection = _ config.ConnectionStrings Dim i As Integer For i = 0 To ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings.Count Dim cs As ConnectionStringSettings = _ csSection.ConnectionStrings(i) Console.WriteLine( _ " Connection String: ""{0""", cs.ConnectionString) Console.WriteLine("#{0", i) Console.WriteLine(" Name: {0", cs.Name) Console.WriteLine( _ " Provider Name: {0", cs.ProviderName) Next i End Sub 'ShowConnectionStrings
The following excerpt shows the configuration used by the previous example.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
<connectionStrings>
<add name="ConnStr1" connectionString="LocalSqlServer: data source=127.0.0.1;Integrated Security=SSPI;Initial Catalog=aspnetdb"
providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
</connectionStrings>
</configuration>
System.Object
System.Configuration.ConfigurationElement
System.Configuration.ConfigurationElementCollection
System.Configuration.ConnectionStringSettingsCollection
System.Configuration.ConfigurationElement
System.Configuration.ConfigurationElementCollection
System.Configuration.ConnectionStringSettingsCollection
Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see System Requirements.
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