AccessDataSourceDesigner::GetConnectionString Method ()
.NET Framework (current version)
Gets the connection string that is valid at design time for the control that is associated with this designer.
Assembly: System.Design (in System.Design.dll)
Return Value
Type: System::String^A String that contains the design-time connection string for the associated AccessDataSource.
The GetConnectionString method maps the DataFile property of the control to the designer site, and then uses the ConnectionString property of the control to generate the connection string.
The following code example shows how to use the GetConnectionString method to display the connection string of the Microsoft Access database that is associated with the AccessDataSource control in the control placeholder at design time.
This code example is part of a larger example provided for the AccessDataSourceDesigner class.
.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
Available since 2.0
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