SqlConnectionStringBuilder.Item[String] Property

public:
 virtual property System::Object ^ default[System::String ^] { System::Object ^ get(System::String ^ keyword); void set(System::String ^ keyword, System::Object ^ value); };

public override object this[string keyword] { get; set; }

member this.Item(string) : obj with get, set

Default Public Overrides Property Item(keyword As String) As Object

The value associated with the specified key.

The following code, in a console application, creates a new SqlConnectionStringBuilder and adds key/value pairs to its connection string, using the Item[] property.

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        SqlConnectionStringBuilder builder =
            new SqlConnectionStringBuilder();
        builder["Data Source"] = "(local)";
        builder["Integrated Security"] = true;
        builder["Initial Catalog"] = "AdventureWorks";

        // Overwrite the existing value for the Data Source value.
        builder["Data Source"] = ".";

        Console.WriteLine(builder.ConnectionString);
        Console.WriteLine();
        Console.WriteLine("Press Enter to continue.");
        Console.ReadLine();
    }
}

Module Module1
    Sub Main()
        Dim builder As New SqlConnectionStringBuilder
        builder.Item("Data Source") = "(local)"
        ' Item is the default property, so 
        ' you needn't include it in the reference.
        builder("Integrated Security") = True
        builder.Item("Initial Catalog") = "AdventureWorks"

        ' Overwrite the existing value for the Data Source value.
        builder.Item("Data Source") = "."

        Console.WriteLine(builder.ConnectionString)
        Console.WriteLine()
        Console.WriteLine("Press Enter to continue.")
        Console.ReadLine()
    End Sub
End Module

Because the SqlConnectionStringBuilder contains a fixed-size dictionary, trying to add a key that does not exist within the dictionary throws a KeyNotFoundException.

• Connection Strings in ADO.NET
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