Microsoft.Data.ConnectionUI

Provides a set of methods and properties that enable the Data Connection dialog box to interact with a specified data provider's connection properties.

Adds a custom property to the existing set of data connection properties recognized by the data provider.

Name of the custom property added to the existing set of connection properties. The parameter is null. The specified connection properties are not extensible.

Tests whether a given set of connection properties contains a specified property.

true if the set of connection properties contains the specified property; otherwise, false. Name of the property whose presence is being tested. The parameter is null.

Retrieves a Boolean value indicating whether the current set of connection property values provides sufficient information to open a connection to the data source.

true if the connection properties are complete; otherwise, false.

Retrieves a Boolean value indicating whether the specified set of connection properties is extensible; that is, whether it is possible to add and remove custom properties to the set of connection properties.

true if the connection properties are extensible; otherwise, false.

Represents a property instance of specified type and value.

A property object instance of the specified name. Name of the property. The parameter is null. When setting a property value, the specified value cannot be converted to the property type.

Parses a data connection string that is built from a set of properties into the corresponding set of connection properties.

The connection string that is being parsed. The parameter is null. The format specified for in not valid.

Event that is raised when a data provider connection property is changed.

Removes a custom property from a specified set of data connection properties.

Name of the custom property to be removed. The parameter is null.

Resets all connection properties and restores the object to its initial state.

Resets a specified connection property to its initial value.

Name of the connection property being set to its default value. The parameter is null.

Tests whether the current set of connection properties can successfully open a connection.

Retrieves a connection string for on-screen display reflecting the current set of connection properties, minus "sensitive" information that should not be displayed.

The set of connection properties that are suitable for display on-screen.

Retrieves the complete connection string representing the current set of connection properties.

The entire connection string, including secure or sensitive information.

Provides a set of methods and properties through which the Data Connection dialog box interacts with a third-party data connection user interface (UI) control, which is shown as the body of the Data Connection dialog box.

Initializes the data connection user interface (UI) control with an instance of the interface, which serves as the store for the data shown on the data connection UI control.

The set of connection properties serving as stores for data shown on the data connection UI control. The parameter is null. The parameter is not a valid implementation of DataConnectionProperties understood by this connection UI control.

Loads connection property values into the data connection UI controls from an instance of the interface.