Chapter 4. Using DataAdapters

After completing this chapter, you will be able to:

  • Create a DataAdapter.

  • Preview the results of a DataAdapter.

  • Configure a DataAdapter.

  • Use the Table Mappings dialog box.

  • Use the methods of a DataAdapter.

  • Respond to DataAdapter events.

In this chapter we'll examine the DataAdapter, the Microsoft ADO.NET object that sits between the Connection we looked at in Chapter 2 and the DataSet that we'll examine in Chapter 7.

Understanding DataAdapters

Like the Connection and Command objects, the DataAdapter is part of a Data Provider, and there is a version specific to each Data Provider as well as a generic version in the System.Data.Common namespace.

We'll discuss DataSets in detail in Chapter 6.

We'll discuss DataSets in detail in ...

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