Finding the Information You Need About Namespaces

Knowing that hundreds of namespaces and housands of classes make up the FCL, you need to know what namespaces offer you the functionality you need to complete the job at hand.

You need to know how to navigate the .NET Framework SDK to find the information you need. But first, let's look at the common namespaces in the FCL and the functionality they offer. This will help you know what to look for when we get to the SDK.

  • System.Data— This namespace contains the core data access functionality for SQL Server and OLE DB data stores. You learn how to use this namespace tomorrow when we get into accessing data with ADO.NET.

  • System.XML— The class namespace core XML processing functionality. We cover ...

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