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# NullReferenceException while setting `SqlConnection.ConnectionString` to an empty string or null.
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## Symptoms
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When an application tries to set the `ConnectionString` property of the `SqlConnection` object to an empty string or null value, a `NullReferenceException` is thrown. This exception occurs when .NET Framework 4.7.2 is installed on the OS hosting the application.
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## Cause
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.NET Framework 4.7.2 includes a change that increases the default connection retry count for connections to Azure SQL Database to two.
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This change sets the internal value of the retry count without validating if the `ConnectionString` is a non-null or non-empty value,
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which results in the `NullReferenceException`.
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## Impact
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The impact is limited to applications using the `SqlConnection.ConnectionString` API to set an empty connection string, which now throws an exception.
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## Workarounds
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No known workarounds with .NET Framework 4.7.2.
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## Resolution
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The .NET team is working on a fix that will be available in a future update.
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