PgSqlConnection Constructor(String)

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

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

public PgSqlConnection( 
   string connectionString
)

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

Parameters

connectionString: The connection used to open the PostgreSQL server database.

Remarks

When a new instance of PgSqlConnection 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	5432
UserId	empty string ("")

You can change the value for these properties only by using the ConnectionString property.

Example

The following example creates and opens a PgSqlConnection.

csharp

public void CreatePgSqlConnection()
{
  string myConnString = "host=server;database=test;user id=postgres";
  PgSqlConnection myConnection = new PgSqlConnection(myConnString);
  myConnection.Open();
}

Visual Basic

Public Sub CreatePgSqlConnection()
  Dim myConnString As String = "host=server;database=test;user id=postgres"
  Dim myConnection As New PgSqlConnection(myConnString)
  myConnection.Open()
End Sub

Reference

PgSqlConnection Class
PgSqlConnection Members
Overload List
ConnectionString Property

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