DocumentDB .Net client using connection string

Question

I checked the MSDN on DocumentDB for .Net (here) and found 3 valid constructors. However none of them makes use of connection strings, which sounds strange for me.

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Answer 1

That works for me:

    private static DocumentClient InitializeDocumentClient()
    {

        string connectionString = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["CosmosTest"];
        string[] connectionStringParts = connectionString.Split(';');
        Uri clientUrl = new Uri(connectionStringParts[0].Split('=')[1]);
        int keyStartPosition = connectionStringParts[1].IndexOf('=') + 1;
        string clientKey = connectionStringParts[1].Substring(keyStartPosition, connectionStringParts[1].Length-keyStartPosition);
        return new DocumentClient(clientUrl, clientKey, connectionPolicy);
    }