ConnectionStringsExpressionBuilder.GetConnectionString Method

Returns a connection string from the <connectionStrings> section of the Web.config file.

Namespace: System.Web.Compilation
Assembly: System.Web (in system.web.dll)

public:
static String^ GetConnectionString (
	String^ connectionStringName
)
public static String GetConnectionString (
	String connectionStringName
)
public static function GetConnectionString (
	connectionStringName : String
) : String
Not applicable.

Parameters

connectionStringName

The name of the connection string.

Return Value

The connection string as a String for this connection string name.

Exception typeCondition

InvalidOperationException

The connection string name could not be found in the Web.config file.

The ConnectionStrings property returns a collection of connection string values. The GetConnectionString method returns the value from this collection that is associated with the connection string name.

Windows 98, Windows Server 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 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0

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