DataSource Class

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03/28/2012

Defines a data source for a Web performance test.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.WebTesting.DataSource

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.WebTesting
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.WebTestFramework (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.WebTestFramework.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<SerializableAttribute> _
Public Class DataSource _
    Implements ICloneable

[SerializableAttribute]
public class DataSource : ICloneable

[SerializableAttribute]
public ref class DataSource : ICloneable

[<SerializableAttribute>]
type DataSource =  
    class
        interface ICloneable
    end

public class DataSource implements ICloneable

The DataSource type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	DataSource	Initializes a new instance of the DataSource class.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	Connection	Gets the connection string that is used to connect to the data source. The format for the connection string is the same as for the ConnectionString property of the System.Data.OleDbConnection class.
	Name	Gets or sets the name for the data source that uniquely identifies the data source from other data sources in the Web performance test.
	Provider	Gets the provider-invariant name for this data source. Example: System.Data.OleDb.
	Tables	A DataSourceTableCollection object that contains a DataSourceTable object for each table in the data source that can be used by the Web performance test.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Clone	Creates a new instance of the data source.
	Equals	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	SetConnection(String, String)	Sets the provider and connection string for the data source.
	SetConnection(String, String, String)	Sets the provider and connection string and enables a different string that you can use as a display value.
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Fields

	Name	Description
	CsvProvider	Specifies a .csv file as a data source for a Web performance test.
	XmlProvider	Specifies an XML data source for a Web performance test.

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Remarks

When no data source is specified, System.Data.OleDb is used as the default data provider.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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