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balexander
balexander

Reputation: 24349

ASP.NET Global Class | Global Variables

I have a Global.cs within my App_Code.

Here is the variable I have set:

static string _conString;

//Connection String
public static string conString
{
    get { return _conString; }
    set { _conString = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["BreakersConnectionString"].ToString(); }
}

When I use Global.conString in my web form code behind it comes up as null.

What am I doing wrong?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1170

Answers (3)

turtlepick
turtlepick

Reputation: 2714

First,

I believe you should use 

ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["BreakersConnectionString"].ConnectionString

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.configuration.connectionstringsettings.aspx

Second, did you check your web.config to make sure the connection string is there?

Also, you need to return that in your get acessor.

get
{
return ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["BreakersConnectionString"].ConnectionString
}

Upvotes: 2

Pauli Østerø
Pauli Østerø

Reputation: 6916

why do you need to set the conString? You should update to

public static string conString
{
    get { return ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["BreakersConnectionString"].ToString(); }
}

Upvotes: 1

SLaks
SLaks

Reputation: 887365

Since you never set the property, it's always null.
In addition, your setter is wrong; when you write Global.conString = "abc", the "abc" is never used.

You almost definitely want to make a readonly property without a backing field that simply returns the connection string from the configuration.

Upvotes: 1

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