SqlDataSource.ConnectionName Property

Specifies the name of a data connection in the App.config file.

Namespace : DevExpress.DataAccess.Sql

Assembly : DevExpress.DataAccess.v25.2.dll

NuGet Package : DevExpress.DataAccess

Declaration

• C#
• VB.NET

[LocalizableCategory(DataAccessStringId.PropertyGridConnectionCategoryName)]
public string ConnectionName { get; set; }

<LocalizableCategory(DataAccessStringId.PropertyGridConnectionCategoryName)>
Public Property ConnectionName As String

Property Value

A String value that specifies the data connection name in the App.config file.

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Remarks

If you specify a data connection with the ConnectionName , the SqlDataSource.ConfigureDataConnection event does not fire.

To change connection parameters at runtime, create and register a service that implements the IConnectionProviderService interface.

Related GitHub Examples

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• C#
• VB.NET

winforms-dashboard-replace-sql-data-source-with-object-data-source-with-filtered-data/CS/WinFormsDashboard/ViewerForm.cs#L52

sqlDS.LoadFromXml(dsXML);
sqlDS.ConnectionName = "Connection";
sqlDS.Fill(query.Name);

web-forms-dashboard-replace-sql-data-source-with-object-data-source-with-filtered-data/CS/ASPxDashboard/Default.aspx.cs#L30

sqlDS.LoadFromXml(dsXML);
sqlDS.ConnectionName = dataSource.ConnectionName;
sqlDS.Fill(query.Name);

query-builder-use-in-asp-net-core-application/CS/AspNetCoreQueryBuilderApp/Data/DbInitializer.cs#L38

DisplayName = dataSourceItem.Key,
ConnectionName = dataSource.ConnectionName,
SerializedDataSource = SerializationService.SqlDataSourceToByteArray(dataSource),

winforms-dashboard-replace-sql-data-source-with-object-data-source-with-filtered-data/VB/WinFormsDashboard/ViewerForm.vb#L54

sqlDS.LoadFromXml(dsXML)
sqlDS.ConnectionName = "Connection"
sqlDS.Fill(query.Name)

web-forms-dashboard-replace-sql-data-source-with-object-data-source-with-filtered-data/VB/ASPxDashboard/Default.aspx.vb#L26

sqlDS.LoadFromXml(dsXML)
sqlDS.ConnectionName = dataSource.ConnectionName
sqlDS.Fill(query.Name)

See Also

SqlDataSource Class

SqlDataSource Members

DevExpress.DataAccess.Sql Namespace