SqlDataSourceUIHelper.ConfigureConnection<TModel>(SqlDataSource, ConfigureConnectionContext, Action<IWizardCustomization<TModel>>) Method

Invokes the Connection Editor with the specified settings.

Namespace: DevExpress.DataAccess.UI.Sql

Assembly: DevExpress.DataAccess.v19.1.UI.dll

Declaration

C#

public static bool ConfigureConnection<TModel>(
    this SqlDataSource sqlDataSource,
    ConfigureConnectionContext context,
    Action<IWizardCustomization<TModel>> customizeWizard
)
    where TModel : class, ISqlDataSourceModel, new()

VB.NET

<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Function ConfigureConnection(Of TModel As {Class, ISqlDataSourceModel, New})(
    sqlDataSource As SqlDataSource,
    context As ConfigureConnectionContext,
    customizeWizard As Action(Of IWizardCustomization(Of TModel))
) As Boolean

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
sqlDataSource	SqlDataSource	A SqlDataSource object, specifying the database connection.
context	ConfigureConnectionContext	A ConfigureConnectionContext object, specifying the editor settings.
customizeWizard	Action<IWizardCustomization<TModel>>	A Action delegate of an object implementing the IWizardCustomization<TModel> interface.

Type Parameters

Name
TModel

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	true, if the dialog was finished by clicking the Finish button; otherwise, false.

Remarks

The following image illustrates the Connection Editor invoked by calling the ConfigureConnection<TModel> method.

The Connection Editor allows an end-user to either specify connection parameters manually, or select an existing connection from the list. If the first option is selected, the next page of the dialog becomes available, prompting an end-user to specify the required connection settings.