SqlConnectionStringBuilder::ApplicationName Property

.NET Framework (current version)

Gets or sets the name of the application associated with the connection string.

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

Syntax

public:
property String^ ApplicationName {
	String^ get();
	void set(String^ value);
}

Property Value

Type: System::String^

The name of the application, or ".NET SqlClient Data Provider" if no name has been supplied.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	To set the value to null, use Value.

Remarks

This property corresponds to the "Application Name" and "app" keys within the connection string.

The following example creates a new SqlConnectionStringBuilder and assigns a connection string in the object's constructor. The code displays the parsed and recreated version of the connection string, and then modifies the ApplicationName property of the object. Finally, the code displays the new connection string, including the new key/value pair.

C++

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

The sample displays the following text in the console window:

Original: Data Source=(local);Initial Catalog=AdventureWorks;Integrated Security=True
ApplicationName=".Net SqlClient Data Provider"
Modified: Data Source=(local);Initial Catalog=AdventureWorks;Integrated Security=True;Application Name="My Application"

Version Information

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0