ConnectionState Enumeration
Describes the current state of the connection to a data source.
This enumeration has a FlagsAttribute attribute that allows a bitwise combination of its member values.
Namespace: System.DataAssembly: System.Data (in System.Data.dll)
| Member name | Description | |
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![]() ![]() | Closed | The connection is closed. |
![]() ![]() | Open | The connection is open. |
![]() ![]() | Connecting | The connection object is connecting to the data source. (This value is reserved for future versions of the product.) |
![]() ![]() | Executing | The connection object is executing a command. (This value is reserved for future versions of the product.) |
![]() ![]() | Fetching | The connection object is retrieving data. (This value is reserved for future versions of the product.) |
![]() ![]() | Broken | The connection to the data source is broken. This can occur only after the connection has been opened. A connection in this state may be closed and then re-opened. (This value is reserved for future versions of the product.) |
The ConnectionState values are used by the State property of the OleDbConnection and SqlConnection objects.
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The values in this enumeration are not designed to be used as a set of flags. |
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, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Xbox 360, Zune
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.
