Friday, June 17, 2011

Ado.net

ADO.NET is a set of classes that expose data access services to the .NET programmer. ADO.NET provides a rich set of components for creating distributed, data-sharing applications. It is an integral part of the .NET Framework, providing access to relational, XML, and application data. ADO.NET supports a variety of development needs, including the creation of front-end database clients and middle-tier business objects used by applications, tools, languages, or Internet browsers.
Ado.net Object Model:
Working with database in dot net now has become easier with Ado.net Object Model. Ado.net has wide range of classes which can be used flexibly to perform database operations. Before going to start working with ado.net we’ll understand the architecture of Ado.net. The Ado.net Architecture is basically classified into two classes:
1. The Connected Classes and
2. The Disconnected Classes