OleDbConnectionStringBuilder.DataSource Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Data.OleDb

Assembly:

System.Data.OleDb.dll

Package:

System.Data.OleDb v10.0.0-preview.2.25163.2

Source:

OleDbConnectionStringBuilder.cs

Gets or sets the name of the data source to connect to.

public string DataSource { get; set; }

Property Value

String

The value of the DataSource property, or String.Empty if none has been supplied.

Examples

The following example console application creates a new OleDbConnectionStringBuilder instance, and then sets the DataSource and Provider properties. Finally, the example creates a new OleDbConnection instance, and uses that object to connect to the indicated data store.

using System.Data.OleDb;

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        OleDbConnectionStringBuilder builder =
            new OleDbConnectionStringBuilder();
        builder.DataSource = @"C:\Sample.mdb";
        builder.Provider = "Microsoft.Jet.Oledb.4.0";
        Console.WriteLine(builder.ConnectionString);

        // This sample assumes that you have a database named
        // C:\Sample.mdb available.
        using (OleDbConnection connection = new
                   OleDbConnection(builder.ConnectionString))
        {
            try
            {
                connection.Open();
                // Do something with the database here.
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
            }
        }

        Console.WriteLine("Press Enter to finish.");
        Console.ReadLine();
    }
}

Remarks

If the value passed in is null when you try to set the property, the DataSource property is reset. If the value has not been set and the developer tries to retrieve the property, the return value is String.Empty. This property corresponds to the "Data Source" key within the connection string.

See also

• Connection String Builders
• Connection Strings in ADO.NET