Class ConnectionStringSettingsCollectionExtensions

Note: .NET Framework only.

Utility extension methods for getting database provider details from a ConnectionStringSettingsCollection instance, typically loaded from an "app.config" or "web.config" file. Also see ConfigurationManager.

Inheritance

Object

ConnectionStringSettingsCollectionExtensions

Namespace: actionETL.Adb

Assembly: actionETL.dll

Syntax

public static class ConnectionStringSettingsCollectionExtensions

Methods

GetConnectionString(ConnectionStringSettingsCollection, String)

Note: .NET Framework only.

Gets the connection string from the collection, which has typically been loaded from an "app.config" or "web.config" file.

Declaration

public static string GetConnectionString(this ConnectionStringSettingsCollection connectionStringSettingsCollection, string connectionStringSettingsName)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ConnectionStringSettingsCollection	connectionStringSettingsCollection	The connection string settings collection.
String	connectionStringSettingsName	Name of the connection string settings.

Returns

Type	Description
String	The connection string.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
InvalidOperationException	connectionStringSettingsName - Could not find connection string setting in app.config/web.config. Connection string in app.config/web.config was empty.
PlatformNotSupportedException	ConnectionStringSettings are only supported on .NET Framework.

GetProviderInvariantName(ConnectionStringSettingsCollection, String)

Note: .NET Framework only.

Gets the ProviderName invariant name of the provider from the collection, which has typically been loaded from an "app.config" or "web.config" file.

Declaration

public static string GetProviderInvariantName(this ConnectionStringSettingsCollection connectionStringSettingsCollection, string connectionStringSettingsName)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ConnectionStringSettingsCollection	connectionStringSettingsCollection	The connection string settings collection.
String	connectionStringSettingsName	Name of the connection string settings.

Returns

Type	Description
String	The provider name.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
InvalidOperationException	connectionStringSettingsName - Could not find connection string setting in app.config/web.config. Connection string in app.config/web.config was empty.
PlatformNotSupportedException	ConnectionStringSettings are only supported on .NET Framework.