Can I Add ConnectionStrings to the ConnectionStringCollection at Runtime?

Question

Is there a way where I can add a connection string to the ConnectionStringCollection returned by the ConfigurationManager at runtime in an Asp.Net application?

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Answer 1

Haven't tried it yet, but perhaps you can alter the value of an existing connection string at runtime? For example, instead of:

ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings.Add(new ConnectionStringSettings(params));

Maybe you could do something like:

ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["myconnection"].ConnectionString = "something";

If so, you could specify the connection string "variables" in config, but set them to false or empty connection strings: