MySqlConnection Constructor()

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Initializes a new instance of the MySqlConnection class.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

public MySqlConnection()

'Declaration
 
Public Function New()

Remarks

When a new instance of MySqlConnection is created, the read/write properties are set to the following initial values unless they are specifically set using their associated keywords in the ConnectionString property.

Properties	Initial Value
ConnectionString	empty string ("")
ConnectionTimeout	15
Database	empty string ("")
Host	empty string ("")
Password	empty string ("")
Port	3306
UserId	empty string ("")

Example

The following example creates and opens a MySqlConnection.

csharp

public void CreateMySqlConnection()
{
  MySqlConnection myConnection = new MySqlConnection();
  myConnection.ConnectionString = 
      "User Id=root;Host=localhost;Database=Test;";
  myConnection.Open();
  //Do something
  myConnection.Close();
}

Visual Basic

Public Sub CreateMySqlConnection()
  Dim myConnection As New MySqlConnection()
  myConnection.ConnectionString = _ 
      "User Id=root;Host=localhost;Database=Test;"
  myConnection.Open()
  'Do something
  myConnection.Close()
End Sub

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

MySqlConnection Class
MySqlConnection Members
Overload List

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