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

You can also use the SqlConnectionStringBuilder

SqlConnectionStringBuilder builder = new SqlConnectionStringBuilder(ConnectionString);
builder.ConnectTimeout = 10;
using (var connection = new SqlConnection(builder.ToString()))
{
    // code goes here
}