IDataConnection.CreateConnectionString(Boolean) Method

Creates a connection string for the current data connection.

Namespace: DevExpress.DataAccess.Wizard.Model

Assembly: DevExpress.DataAccess.v23.2.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.DataAccess, DevExpress.Win.PivotGrid, DevExpress.Win.TreeMap

Declaration

C#

string CreateConnectionString(
    bool blackoutCredentials
)

VB.NET

Function CreateConnectionString(
    blackoutCredentials As Boolean
) As String

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
blackoutCredentials	Boolean	true, to remove user credentials from the connection string; otherwise, false.

Returns

Type	Description
String	A String that is the connection string for the current IDataConnection.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

reporting-winforms-designer-connection-save-safe/CS/ReportingEUDSaveReportWithoutConnectionParams/CustomConnectionStorageService.cs#L72

XmlElement connectionStringElement = doc.CreateElement("ConnectionString");
connectionStringElement.AppendChild(doc.CreateTextNode(connection.CreateConnectionString(!saveCredentials)));

VB.NET

reporting-winforms-wizard-data-connections/VB/T119350/CustomConnectionStorageService.vb#L67

Dim connectionStringElement As XmlElement = doc.CreateElement("ConnectionString")
connectionStringElement.AppendChild(doc.CreateTextNode(connection.CreateConnectionString(Not saveCredentials)))

reporting-winforms-designer-connection-save-safe/VB/ReportingEUDSaveReportWithoutConnectionParams/CustomConnectionStorageService.vb#L71

Dim connectionStringElement As XmlElement = doc.CreateElement("ConnectionString")
connectionStringElement.AppendChild(doc.CreateTextNode(connection.CreateConnectionString(Not saveCredentials)))