ReadConnectionString Method

Read a connection string from the connectionStrings section of the current app.config or web.config

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Visual Basic (Usage)
C#
C++/CLI

Public Function ReadConnectionString( _
   ByVal name As String _
) As String

Dim instance As ConfigReaderWriter
Dim name As String
Dim value As String
 
value = instance.ReadConnectionString(name)

public string ReadConnectionString( 
   string name
)

public:
String^ ReadConnectionString( 
   String^ name
)

Parameters

name

Example

//Trial Mode
ConfigReaderWriter config = new ConfigReaderWriter();
 
//License Mode
//ConfigReaderWriter config = new ConfigReaderWriter("John Smith 10000", "psdfljksfdl==");
 
config.WriteConnectionString("MyConnectionString", "MyConnectionStringValue");
 
Console.WriteLine(config.ReadConnectionString("MyConnectionString"));

VB.NET

'Trial Mode
Dim config As New ConfigReaderWriter()
 
'License Mode
'Dim config As New ConfigReaderWriter("John Smith 10000", "psdfljksfdl==")
 
config.WriteConnectionString("MyConnectionString", "MyConnectionStringValue")
 
Console.WriteLine(config.ReadConnectionString("MyConnectionString"))

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

ConfigReaderWriter Class
ConfigReaderWriter Members