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# NpgsqlConnection Methods

The methods of the NpgsqlConnection class are listed below. For a complete list of NpgsqlConnection class members, see the NpgsqlConnection Members topic.

#### Public Static (Shared) Methods

ClearAllPools |

#### Public Instance Methods

BeginTransaction | Overloaded. Begins a database transaction.
ChangeDatabase | This method changes the current database by disconnecting from the actual database and connecting to the specified.
ClearPool |
Clone | Create a new connection based on this one.
Close | Releases the connection to the database. If the connection is pooled, it will be made available for re-use. If it is non-pooled, the actual connection will be shutdown.
CreateCommand | Creates and returns a NpgsqlCommand object associated with the NpgsqlConnection.
CreateObjRef (inherited from MarshalByRefObject) |
Dispose (inherited from Component) |
EnlistTransaction |
Equals (inherited from Object) |
GetHashCode (inherited from Object) |
GetLifetimeService (inherited from MarshalByRefObject) |
GetSchema | Overloaded. Returns the supported collections
GetType (inherited from Object) |
InitializeLifetimeService (inherited from MarshalByRefObject) |
Open | Opens a database connection with the property settings specified by the ConnectionString.
ToString (inherited from Component) |

#### See Also

NpgsqlConnection Class | Npgsql Namespace