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Unit V Introduction

ADO.NET is a set of classes for data access in .NET Framework, facilitating interaction between front-end applications and back-end databases. Key components include Connection, Command, DataReader, and DataAdapter, which help execute commands and read data. The document also covers basic operations such as establishing connections, executing SQL commands, and error handling in database programming with C#.

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Unit V Introduction

ADO.NET is a set of classes for data access in .NET Framework, facilitating interaction between front-end applications and back-end databases. Key components include Connection, Command, DataReader, and DataAdapter, which help execute commands and read data. The document also covers basic operations such as establishing connections, executing SQL commands, and error handling in database programming with C#.

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DATABASE PROGRAMMING WITH C# with an Introduction to ADO.

NET

ADO.NET is a set of classes that expose data access services for .NET Framework programmers. It
provides a bridge between the front-end applications and the back-end databases. ADO.NET is designed
to work with various data sources, including SQL Server, Oracle, and other databases.

Major Concepts

ADO.NET uses data providers to interact with databases. The main components of a data
provider are

 Connection: Establishes a connection to the database


 Command: Executes a command against the database (e.g., SQL queries).
 Datareader: Reads a forward-only stream of data from the database.
 DataAdapter: Fills a Dataset and updates the database.

A connection string is a string that specifies information about a data source and the means of
connecting to it. It typically includes the database server name, database name, user ID, and password.

A DataSet is an in-memory representation of data that can hold multiple tables and relationships between
them. It is disconnected from the database, allowing for data manipulation without a constant connection.

Setting Up ADO.NET
using System;

using System.Data;

using System.Data.SqlClient; // For SQL Server

Basic Operations with ADO.NET


string connectionString = "Server=myServerAddress;Database=myDataBase;User
Id=myUsername;Password=myPassword;";

using (SqlConnection connection = new SqlConnection(connectionString))

connection.Open();
Console.WriteLine("Connection successful!");

Executing a SQL Command


string insertQuery = "INSERT INTO Students (Name, Age) VALUES (@Name, @Age)";

using (SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand(insertQuery, connection))

command.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Name", "John Doe");

command.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Age", 20);

int rowsAffected = command.ExecuteNonQuery();

Console.WriteLine($"{rowsAffected} row(s) inserted.");

Reading Data with DataReader


string selectQuery = "SELECT Name, Age FROM Students";

using (SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand(selectQuery, connection))

using (SqlDataReader reader = command.ExecuteReader())

while (reader.Read())

Console.WriteLine($"Name: {reader["Name"]}, Age: {reader["Age"]}");

}
Using DataAdapter and DataSet
string selectQuery = "SELECT * FROM Students";

SqlDataAdapter adapter = new SqlDataAdapter(selectQuery, connection);

DataSet dataSet = new DataSet();

adapter.Fill(dataSet, "Students");

foreach (DataRow row in dataSet.Tables["Students"].Rows)

Console.WriteLine($"Name: {row["Name"]}, Age: {row["Age"]}");

Error handling

try

// Database operations

catch (SqlException ex)

Console.WriteLine($"SQL Error: {ex.Message}");

catch (Exception ex)

Console.WriteLine($"Error: {ex.Message}");

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