Building Data-Centric .Net Applications with Programming Entity Framework

Book excerpt: ADO.NET in a Nutshell delivers everything .NET programmers will need to get a jump-start on ADO.NET technology or to sharpen their skills even further. ADO.NET is the suite of data access technologies in the .NET Framework that developers use to build applications services accessing relational data and XML. Connecting to databases is a fundamental part of most applications, whether they are web, Windows(R), distributed, client/server, XML Web Services, or something entirely different. But ADO.NET is substantially different from Microsoft's previous data access technologies--including the previous version of ADO--so even experienced developers need to understand the basics of the new disconnected model before they start programming with it.Current with the .NET Framework, ADO.NET in a Nutshell offers one place to look when you need help with anything related to this essential technology, including a reference to the ADO.NET namespaces and object model. In addition to being a valuable reference, this book provides a concise foundation for programming with ADO.NET and covers a variety of issues that programmers face when developing web applications or Web Services that rely on database access. Using C#, this book presents real world, practical examples that will help you put ADO.NET to work immediately.Topics covered in the book include: -An Introduction to ADO.NET-Connections, Commands and DataReaders-Disconnected Data-Datatables-DataViews and Data Binding-XML and the DataSet-SQL server connectivity -Web form examples-MVC examples etc . This tutorial guide has been prepared for beginners and professionals to help them in understanding the basic concepts related ADO.NET Framework. The book tutorial gives you enough understanding on ADO.NET Framework from where you can take yourself to a higher level of expertise.