In Brief

This chapter provided a detailed discussion of Data Binding. The important points include the following:

  • ADO.NET has many structural changes from ADO, introducing some new concepts.

  • Loading data from a database is easy using the built-in tools in Visual Studio .NET and the DataAdapter.

  • DataBinding in Windows Forms binds to the actual objects themselves for ultimate flexibility.

  • Using the Currency Manager, you can easily create data-management applications that support navigation through the available records.

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