OracleConnection Constructor(String)

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Initializes a new instance of the OracleConnection class when given a string containing the connection string.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Function New( _
   ByVal connectionString As String _
)

public OracleConnection( 
   string connectionString
)

Parameters

connectionString: The connection used to connect to Oracle.

Remarks

When a new instance of OracleConnection 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	connectionString
ConnectionTimeout	15
Password	empty string ("")
UserId	empty string ("")

Example

The following example creates and opens a OracleConnection.

csharp

public void CreateOracleConnection()
{
  string myConnString = 
      "User Id=Scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=Ora;";
  OracleConnection myConnection = new OracleConnection(myConnString);
  myConnection.Open();
  //Do something
  myConnection.Close();
}

Visual Basic

Public Sub CreateOracleConnection()
  Dim myConnString As String = _
      "User Id=Scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=Ora;"
  Dim myConnection As New OracleConnection(myConnString)
  myConnection.Open()
  'Do something
  myConnection.Close()
End Sub

Reference

OracleConnection Class
OracleConnection Members
Overload List
ConnectionString Property

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