XPObjectSource.ConnectionStringName Property

Specifies the name of the connection string used to connect to a database. The specified name should exist in the application configuration file.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpo

Assembly: DevExpress.DataAccess.v24.1.dll

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.DataAccess

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(null)]
public string ConnectionStringName { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(Nothing)>
Public Property ConnectionStringName As String

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
String	null	A String specifying the name of a the connection string.

Remarks

This property has effect if a Session object is not created in the XPObjectSource.ResolveSession event handler.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

asp-net-web-forms-dashboard-register-data-sources/CS/WebFormsDashboardDataSources/Pages/XpoDashboard.aspx.cs#L19

DashboardXpoDataSource xpoDataSource = new DashboardXpoDataSource("XPO Data Source");
xpoDataSource.ConnectionStringName = "NWindConnectionStringSQLite";
xpoDataSource.SetEntityType(typeof(Category));

asp-net-mvc-dashboard-register-data-sources/CS/MvcDashboardDataSources/Configuration/XpoDataSourceConfigurator.cs#L9

DashboardXpoDataSource xpoDataSource = new DashboardXpoDataSource("XPO Data Source");
xpoDataSource.ConnectionStringName = "NWindConnectionStringSQLite";
xpoDataSource.SetEntityType(typeof(Category));

VB.NET

asp-net-web-forms-dashboard-register-data-sources/VB/WebFormsDashboardDataSources/Pages/XpoDashboard.aspx.vb#L19

Dim xpoDataSource As DashboardXpoDataSource = New DashboardXpoDataSource("XPO Data Source")
xpoDataSource.ConnectionStringName = "NWindConnectionStringSQLite"
xpoDataSource.SetEntityType(GetType(Category))

asp-net-mvc-dashboard-register-data-sources/VB/MvcDashboardDataSources/Configuration/XpoDataSourceConfigurator.vb#L9

Dim xpoDataSource As New DashboardXpoDataSource("XPO Data Source")
xpoDataSource.ConnectionStringName = "NWindConnectionStringSQLite"
xpoDataSource.SetEntityType(GetType(Category))