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  bh0526

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  C# class constructor problem when passing connection string as parameter

  Apr 18, 2017 04:03 PM|bh0526|LINK

  I've done this before but I don't have my laptop with me which has all my old code.  In my C# class file, I could build a constructor that would pass in the connectionString as a parameter.  But I can't remember how to do this now.   Here is what I have:

  using System;
  using System.Configuration;
  using System.Data;
  using System.Data.SqlClient;
  using System.Collections.Generic;
  using System.Web;
  
  namespace PowerSchool_Test.App_Code
  {
      public class Student
      {
          // Define Variables
          protected string mstrdbConnectionString;
          protected DataSet mdscustomerDataset;
          protected DataRow mdrcustomerDataRow;
          protected int mintStudentID;
          protected string mstrfirstName;
          protected string mstrlastName;
  
          // Constructors
          
          // I need an example of the constructor code here that passes in the connectionstring as a parameter.
  
          // Public Properties
  
          public string DBConnectionString
          {
              get { return mstrdbConnectionString; }
              set { mstrdbConnectionString = value; }
          }
  
          public string FirstName
          {
              get { return mstrfirstName; }
              set { mstrfirstName = value; }
          }
      }
  }

  So I put a comment in under // Constructor

  asking for an example of how to code this.  Can anyone help?

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  Rion William...

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  Re: C# class constructor problem when passing connection string as parameter

  Apr 18, 2017 05:24 PM|Rion Williams|LINK

  Try this:

  public class Student
  {
       // Your properties
  
       public Student(string connectionString)
       {
            mstrdbConnectionString = connectionString;
       }
  }

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  Re: C# class constructor problem when passing connection string as parameter

  Apr 18, 2017 05:45 PM|bh0526|LINK

  Yes, that was easy enough.  I went braindead trying to figure that out.