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DataContext::Connection Property

Returns the connection used by the framework.

Namespace:  System.Data.Linq
Assembly:  System.Data.Linq (in System.Data.Linq.dll)

public:
property DbConnection^ Connection {
	DbConnection^ get ();
}

Property Value

Type: System.Data.Common::DbConnection
The connection.

You can use this property to interoperate with relational ADO.NET code.

The returned connection will be closed unless it has been explicitly opened by the user.

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003

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.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5
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