Changing SqlConnection timeout

Question

I am trying to override the default SqlConnection timeout of 15 seconds and am getting an error saying that the

property or indexer cann

Answer 1

A cleaner way is to set connectionString in xml file, for example Web.Confing(WepApplication) or App.Config(StandAloneApplication).

By code you can get connection in this way:

public static SqlConnection getConnection()
{
        string conn = string.Empty;
        conn = System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["myConn"].ConnectionString;
        SqlConnection aConnection = new SqlConnection(conn);
        return aConnection;
}

You can set ConnectionTimeout only you create a instance. When instance is create you don't change this value.