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#

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

public PgSqlConnection( 
   string connectionString
)

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

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

PgSqlConnection Class
PgSqlConnection Members
Overload List
ConnectionString Property

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