SqlDataSource Constructor (String, String, String)

public SqlDataSource (
	string providerName,
	string connectionString,
	string selectCommand
)

public SqlDataSource (
	String providerName, 
	String connectionString, 
	String selectCommand
)

public function SqlDataSource (
	providerName : String, 
	connectionString : String, 
	selectCommand : String
)

Parameters

providerName

The name of the data provider that the SqlDataSource uses. If no provider is set, the SqlDataSource uses the ADO.NET provider for Microsoft SQL Server, by default.

connectionString

The connection string used to connect to the underlying database.

selectCommand

The SQL query used to retrieve data from the underlying database. If the SQL query is a parameterized SQL string, you might need to add Parameter objects to the SelectParameters collection.

Because different database products use different varieties of SQL, the syntax of selectCommand depends on the current ADO.NET provider being used, which is identified by the providerName parameter. If the SQL string is a parameterized query or command, the placeholder of the parameter also depends on the ADO.NET provider being used. For example, if the provider is System.Data.SqlClient, which is the default provider for the SqlDataSource class, the placeholder of the parameter is '@parameterName'. However, if the provider is set to the System.Data.Odbc or the System.Data.OleDb, the placeholder of the parameter is '?'. For more information on parameterized SQL queries and commands, see Using Parameters with the SqlDataSource Control.

The SelectCommand property can be an SQL string or the name of a stored procedure, if the data source supports stored procedures.

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