ConnectionStringSettings Class

Represents a named database connection string.

Syntax

class ConnectionStringSettings : CollectionElement

This class contains no methods.

The following table lists the properties exposed by the ConnectionStringSettings class.

Name	Description
`ConnectionString`	A required read/write `string` value that specifies a database connection string. Note: The value can be an empty string (""). IIS does not verify the validity of the connection string.
`Name`	A required unique read/write `string` value that specifies the name of the database connection string. This key attribute overrides any inherited value with the same name. The key property.
`ProviderName`	An optional read/write `string` value that specifies the name of the ADO.NET provider to use to access a data store. The default is "System.Data.SqlClient".

This class contains no subclasses.

Instances of this class are contained in the ConnectionStrings property of the ConnectionStringsSection class.

ConnectionStringSettings

Type	Description
Client	- IIS 7.0 on Windows Vista - IIS 7.5 on Windows 7 - IIS 8.0 on Windows 8 - IIS 10.0 on Windows 10
Server	- IIS 7.0 on Windows Server 2008 - IIS 7.5 on Windows Server 2008 R2 - IIS 8.0 on Windows Server 2012 - IIS 8.5 on Windows Server 2012 R2 - IIS 10.0 on Windows Server 2016
Product	- IIS 7.0, IIS 7.5, IIS 8.0, IIS 8.5, IIS 10.0
MOF file	WebAdministration.mof