XafApplication.Connection Property

Specifies the connection to the database used by the application.

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp

Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.v26.1.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, specify the Connection property in code 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.