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ConnectionSettings.DatabaseName Property

Gets or sets the database required by the connection.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common
Assembly:  Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo (in Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Property DatabaseName As String
    Get
    Set
'Usage
Dim instance As ConnectionSettings
Dim value As String

value = instance.DatabaseName

instance.DatabaseName = value

public string DatabaseName { get; set; }

public:
property String^ DatabaseName {
    String^ get ();
    void set (String^ value);
}

member DatabaseName : string with get, set

function get DatabaseName () : String
function set DatabaseName (value : String)

Property Value

Type: System.String
A String value that specifies the name of the database specified by the connection.

Examples

'Connect to the local, default instance of SQL Server.
Dim srv1 As Server
srv1 = New Server()
'Modify the default database and the timeout period for the connection.
srv1.ConnectionContext.DatabaseName = "AdventureWorks"
srv1.ConnectionContext.ConnectTimeout = 30
'Make a second connection using a copy of the ConnectionContext property and verify settings.
Dim srv2 As Server
srv2 = New Server(srv1.ConnectionContext.Copy)
Console.WriteLine(srv2.ConnectionContext.ConnectTimeout.ToString)