SqlConnection::ConnectionTimeout Property
.NET Framework (current version)
Gets the time to wait while trying to establish a connection before terminating the attempt and generating an error.
Assembly: System.Data (in System.Data.dll)
Property Value
Type: System::Int32The time (in seconds) to wait for a connection to open. The default value is 15 seconds.
Implements
IDbConnection::ConnectionTimeout| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentException | The value set is less than 0. |
You can set the amount of time a connection waits to time out by using the ConnectTimeout or Connection Timeout keywords in the connection string. A value of 0 indicates no limit, and should be avoided in a ConnectionString because an attempt to connect waits indefinitely.
The following example creates a SqlConnection and sets the Connection Timeout to 30 seconds in the connection string. The code opens the connection and displays the ConnectionTimeout property in the console window.
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Available since 1.1
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