DB2Connection Constructor (String)

Initializes a new instance of the DB2Connection class with the specified connection string.

Namespace:: IBM.Data.DB2
Assembly:: IBM.Data.DB2 (in IBM.Data.DB2.dll)

Syntax


[Visual Basic]
Public Sub New( _
   ByVal connectionString As String _
)
[C#]
public DB2Connection(
   string connectionString
);
[C++]
public: DB2Connection(
   String* connectionString
);
[JScript]
public function DB2Connection(
   connectionString : String
);

Parameters

connectionString: The connection used to open the database.

Remarks

When a new instance of DB2®Connection is created, the read/write properties are set to the following initial values unless they are specifically set using their associated keywords in the ConnectionString property.

Properties	Initial value
ConnectionString	connectionString
Database	empty string ("")

You can change the value for these properties only by using the ConnectionString property.

Example

[Visual Basic, C#] The following example creates and opens a DB2Connection .

[Visual Basic]
Public Sub CreateDB2Connection()
    Dim myConnString As String = "DATABASE=SAMPLE;"
    Dim myConnection As New DB2Connection(myConnString)
    myConnection.Open()
End Sub

[C#]
public void CreateDB2Connection()
{
   string myConnString = "DATABASE=SAMPLE;";
   DB2Connection myConnection = new DB2Connection(myConnString);
   myConnection.Open();
}