DbConnectionStringBuilder.Add(String, Object) Method

Definition

Adds an entry with the specified key and value into the DbConnectionStringBuilder.

public:
 void Add(System::String ^ keyword, System::Object ^ value);
public void Add (string keyword, object value);
member this.Add : string * obj -> unit
Public Sub Add (keyword As String, value As Object)

Parameters

keyword
String

The key to add to the DbConnectionStringBuilder.

value
Object

The value for the specified key.

Exceptions

keyword is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

The DbConnectionStringBuilder is read-only.

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The DbConnectionStringBuilder has a fixed size.

Examples

The following example creates a new DbConnectionStringBuilder and adds items. The code also demonstrates overwriting an existing item using the Add method, and includes a commented block that would throw an ArgumentNullException.

Note

This example includes a password to demonstrate how DbConnectionStringBuilder works with connection strings. In your applications, we recommend that you use Windows Authentication. If you must use a password, do not include a hard-coded password in your application.

static void Main()
{
    try
    {
        DbConnectionStringBuilder builder =
            new DbConnectionStringBuilder();
        builder.Add("Data Source", "ServerName");
        builder.Add("Initial Catalog", "TheDatabase");
        builder.Add("User ID", "UserName");
        builder.Add("Password", "*******");
        builder.Add("Command Logging", false);

        // Overwrite the existing "User ID" value.
        builder.Add("User ID", "NewUserName");

        // The following code would trigger
        // an ArgumentNullException:
        // builder.Add(null, "Some Value");

        Console.WriteLine(builder.ConnectionString);
    }
    catch (ArgumentNullException)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Null key values are not allowed.");
    }

    Console.WriteLine("Press Enter to continue.");
    Console.ReadLine();
}
Sub Main()
    Try
        Dim builder As New DbConnectionStringBuilder
        builder.Add("Data Source", "ServerName")
        builder.Add("Initial Catalog", "TheDatabase")
        builder.Add("User ID", "UserName")
        builder.Add("Password", "*******")
        builder.Add("Command Logging", False)

        ' Overwrite the existing "User ID" value.
        builder.Add("User ID", "NewUserName")

        ' The following code would trigger 
        ' an ArgumentNullException.
        ' builder.Add(Nothing, "Some Value")

        Console.WriteLine(builder.ConnectionString)

    Catch ex As ArgumentNullException
        Console.WriteLine("Null key values are not allowed.")
    End Try

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

Remarks

The Item[] property can also be used to add new elements by setting the value of a key that does not exist in the dictionary. For example: myCollection["myNonexistentKey"] = myValue.

Calling the Add method by passing a null (Nothing in Visual Basic) key throws an ArgumentNullException. However, calling the Add method by passing a null value removes the key/value pair.

Applies to

See also