This method initializes the provider with the property values specified in the ASP.NET application configuration file (web.config).

Declaration

// C#
public override void Initialize(string name, NameValueCollection config);

Parameters

• name

  The name of the provider instance to initialize.

• config

  A Systems.Collections.Specialized.NameValueCollection object that contains the names and values of configuration options for the provider.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException - The config parameter is null.

System.Configuration.Provider.ProviderException - The connectionStringName attribute is empty or does not exist in the configuration file, or an invalid attribute is found in the configuration file.

Remarks

The Initialize method is not intended to be called directly by the application.