why system.configuration.configurationmanager.connectionstrings is giving me different connection string

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in my web.config file i have defined only one connection string but system.configuration.configurationmanager.connectionstrings is showing me 2.

system.configuration.configurationmanager.connectionstrings[0].connectionstrings="datasource=.\\sqlexpress"

which i didn't define anywhere. FYI when i created the edmx model. i used this string but later i removed it.but still it appears.

Posted 19-Apr-14 12:19pm

scorpzonex

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Meysam Toluie · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-19T19:34:00

Solution 1

Add name attribute for your connectionString in web.config then :

C#

ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["Con_Name"].ConnectionStrings

Let me know if it works!

I think you will find your answer of 'Why it happens?' here:
10 Things ASP.NET Developers Should Know About Web.config Inheritance and Overrides[^]

Posted 19-Apr-14 19:34pm

Meysam Toluie

Updated 21-Apr-14 18:55pm

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scorpzonex 20-Apr-14 16:04pm

it works thank you. but my question was why? not how. why i'm getting two connection strings.

Meysam Toluie 22-Apr-14 0:56am

See the update.
I hope you get what you want!

scorpzonex 22-Apr-14 19:54pm

thank you. now i got the whole idea.