XafApplication.Connection Property

Specifies the connection to the database used by the application.

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp

Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.ExpressApp

Declaration

C#

[Browsable(false)]
public IDbConnection Connection { get; set; }

VB.NET

<Browsable(False)>
Public Property Connection As IDbConnection

Property Value

Type	Description
IDbConnection	A IDbConnection object representing an open connection to a data source.

Remarks

To set the appropriate connection, we recommend that you use the Application Designer‘s Connection section. Via this section, you can both set the required connection and specify the corresponding connection string. If you need to specify the Connection property in code, do it between the XafApplication object’s creation and setup:

C#

static void Main() {
   //...
   MySolutionWindowsFormsApplication application = new MySolutionWindowsFormsApplication();
   application.Connection = new OracleConnection(...);
   application.Setup();
   //...
}

VB.NET

Shared Sub Main()
   '...
   Dim _application As MySolutionWindowsFormsApplication = New MySolutionWindowsFormsApplication()
   _application.Connection = New OracleConnection(...)
   _application.Setup()
   '...
End Sub

By default, SQL connection is used.

Related GitHub Examples

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Note

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C#

xaf-how-to-create-information-panels/CS/InfoPanels.Web/WebApplication.cs#L68

this.ApplicationName = "InfoPanels";
this.Connection = this.sqlConnection1;
this.Modules.Add(this.module1);

xaf-how-to-implement-a-custom-security-operation-that-can-be-permitted-at-the-type-level/CS/CustomSecurityOperation.Web/WebApplication.cs#L62

this.ApplicationName = "CustomSecurityOperation";
this.Connection = this.sqlConnection1;
this.Modules.Add(this.module1);

xaf-how-to-create-a-custom-action-with-a-custom-control-in-xaf-aspnet-application/CS/Solution28.Web/WebApplication.cs#L67

this.ApplicationName = "Solution28";
this.Connection = this.sqlConnection1;
this.Modules.Add(this.module1);

VB.NET

xaf-how-to-use-data-from-security-in-criterion/VB/CustomFunctionCriteriaOperator.Web/WebApplication.vb#L73

Me.ApplicationName = "CustomFunctionCriteriaOperator"
Me.Connection = Me.sqlConnection1
Me.Modules.Add(Me.module1)

xaf-how-to-create-information-panels/VB/InfoPanels.Web/WebApplication.vb#L59

Me.ApplicationName = "InfoPanels"
Me.Connection = Me.sqlConnection1
Me.Modules.Add(Me.module1)

xaf-how-to-implement-a-custom-security-operation-that-can-be-permitted-at-the-type-level/VB/CustomSecurityOperation.Web/WebApplication.vb#L63

Me.ApplicationName = "CustomSecurityOperation"
Me.Connection = Me.sqlConnection1
Me.Modules.Add(Me.module1)

xaf-how-to-create-a-custom-action-with-a-custom-control-in-xaf-aspnet-application/VB/Solution28.Web/WebApplication.vb#L61

Me.ApplicationName = "Solution28"
Me.Connection = Me.sqlConnection1
Me.Modules.Add(Me.module1)