Summary
Today was devoted to the ins and outs of strongly typed DataSet classes. By now you should have a good understanding of how to create them, what the code generator creates for you, how to use them, and some of the issues that arise in terms of deployment and distribution. In summary, strongly typed DataSet classes are extremely useful for providing an object-oriented means for accessing data while preserving the great functionality you get for free with the DataSet.
Although you've been exposed to the XML nature of the DataSet, tomorrow we'll finish out the week by taking a top-to-bottom look at how XML is fundamental to the DataSet.
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