Database.OpenConnectionString Method

Definition

Namespace:

WebMatrix.Data

Assembly:

WebMatrix.Data.dll

Package:

Microsoft.AspNet.WebPages.Data v3.2.6

Overloads

OpenConnectionString(String)	Opens a connection to a database using the specified connection string.
OpenConnectionString(String, String)	Opens a connection to a database using a connection string and the specified provider.

OpenConnectionString(String)

Opens a connection to a database using the specified connection string.

public static WebMatrix.Data.Database OpenConnectionString (string connectionString);

static member OpenConnectionString : string -> WebMatrix.Data.Database

Public Shared Function OpenConnectionString (connectionString As String) As Database

Parameters

connectionString

String

The connection string that contains information that is used to connect to a database.

Returns

Database

The database instance.

Exceptions

ArgumentException

connectionString is null or empty.

OpenConnectionString(String, String)

Opens a connection to a database using a connection string and the specified provider.

public static WebMatrix.Data.Database OpenConnectionString (string connectionString, string providerName);

static member OpenConnectionString : string * string -> WebMatrix.Data.Database

Public Shared Function OpenConnectionString (connectionString As String, providerName As String) As Database

Parameters

connectionString

String

The connection string that contains information that is used to connect to a database.

providerName

String

(Optional) The name of the .NET Framework data provider to use to connect to the data source.

Returns

Database

The database instance.

Exceptions

ArgumentException

connectionString is null or empty.