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EntityConnection::Close Method ()

.NET Framework (current version)

Other Versions

Visual Studio 2010
.NET Framework 4
Visual Studio 2008
.NET Framework 3.5

Closes the connection to the database.

Namespace: System.Data.EntityClient
Assembly: System.Data.Entity (in System.Data.Entity.dll)

Syntax

C++

public:
virtual void Close() override

Implements

IDbConnection::Close()

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
InvalidOperationException	An error occurred when closing the connection.

Remarks

If the underlying data provider is not known, the call to Close does nothing.

Version Information

.NET Framework
Available since 3.5