Ping Method

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Determines whether connection to MySQL server is valid.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Function Ping() As Boolean

public bool Ping()

Return Value

true, if the connection is valid; otherwise, false.

Remarks

If the application has an open connection for a long time, it is recommended to check a connection for validation before using it. Call of Ping method has single round trip on MySQL server.

It is not a good idea to keep a connection open for long time. Connection pool automatically pings all connections within, thus closing old connections and opening new ones is encouraged.

This method does not throw exceptions. It does not close the connection if it is invalid, it just marks it to forbid putting the invalid connection to the pool when closing.

Example

This code sample shows how to check for server availability before issuing a query.

csharp

public void ExecuteSafely(MySqlConnection myConnection)
{
  MySqlCommand myCommand = new MySqlCommand("INSERT INTO Test.Dept(DeptNo, DName) Values('50', 'DEVELOPMENT')");
  myCommand.Connection = myConnection;
  try
  {
    if (myConnection.Ping())
    {
      myCommand.ExecuteNonQuery();
      Console.WriteLine("Successfully executed");
    }
    else
    {
      myConnection.Close();
      Console.WriteLine("Unable to ping the server");
    }
  }
  catch
  {
    myConnection.Close();
    Console.WriteLine("Error during query execution");
  }
}

Visual Basic

Public Sub ExecuteSafely(ByVal myConnection As MySqlConnection)
  Dim myCommand As New MySqlCommand("INSERT INTO Test.Dept(DeptNo, DName) Values('50', 'DEVELOPMENT')")
  myCommand.Connection = myConnection
  Try
    If (myConnection.Ping()) Then
      myCommand.ExecuteNonQuery()
      Console.WriteLine("Successfully executed")
    Else
      myConnection.Close()
      Console.WriteLine("Unable to ping the server")
    End If
  Catch
    myConnection.Close()
    Console.WriteLine("Error during query")
  End Try
End Sub

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

MySqlConnection Class
MySqlConnection Members

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