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The ADO.Net object model uses various components like the data provider, dataset, and data reader to retrieve and manage data. The data provider connects to the database, executes commands, and retrieves data to fill the dataset or pass to the data reader. It consists of connection, command, data adapter, and data reader objects that respectively connect to the database, execute commands, synchronize data between the database and dataset, and read data in a forward-only manner. The example demonstrates connecting a .NET application to a SQL Server database using the SqlConnection class and retrieving data from the Customers table into a dataset to display in a data grid.

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ADO.Net

The ADO.Net object model uses various components like the data provider, dataset, and data reader to retrieve and manage data. The data provider connects to the database, executes commands, and retrieves data to fill the dataset or pass to the data reader. It consists of connection, command, data adapter, and data reader objects that respectively connect to the database, execute commands, synchronize data between the database and dataset, and read data in a forward-only manner. The example demonstrates connecting a .NET application to a SQL Server database using the SqlConnection class and retrieving data from the Customers table into a dataset to display in a data grid.

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ADO.

Net Object Model


ADO.Net object model is nothing but the structured process flow through various
components. The object model can be pictorially described as −

The data residing in a data store or database is retrieved through the data provider.
Various components of the data provider retrieve data for the application and update
data.
An application accesses data either through a dataset or a data reader.
 Datasets store data in a disconnected cache and the application retrieves data
from it.
 Data readers provide data to the application in a read-only and forward-only
mode
 A data provider is used for connecting to a database, executing commands and
retrieving data, storing it in a dataset, reading the retrieved data and updating
the database.
 The data provider in ADO.Net consists of the following four objects –

Sr.No. Objects & Description


1 Connection
This component is used to set up a connection with a data source.

2 Command
A command is a SQL statement or a stored procedure used to retrieve, insert,
delete or modify data in a data source.

3 DataReader
Data reader is used to retrieve data from a data source in a read-only and
forward-only mode.

4 DataAdapter
This is integral to the working of ADO.Net since data is transferred to and from a
database through a data adapter. It retrieves data from a database into a dataset
and updates the database. When changes are made to the dataset, the changes
in the database are actually done by the data adapter.
Connecting to a Database
The .Net Framework provides two types of Connection classes −
 SqlConnection − designed for connecting to Microsoft SQL Server.
 OleDbConnection − designed for connecting to a wide range of databases, like
Microsoft Access and Oracle.

Example
We have a table stored in Microsoft SQL Server, named Customers, in a database
named testDB. Please consult 'SQL Server' for creating databases and database
tables in SQL Server.
Let us connect to this database. Take the following steps −
 Select TOOLS → Connect to Database

 Select a server name and the database name in the Add Connection dialog box.

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 Click on the Test Connection button to check if the connection succeeded.
 Add a DataGridView on the form.

 Click on the Choose Data Source combo box.


 Click on the Add Project Data Source link.

 This opens the Data Source Configuration Wizard.


 Select Database as the data source type
 Choose DataSet as the database model.

 Choose the connection already set up.


 Save the connection string.
 Choose the database object, Customers table in our example, and click the
Finish button.

 Select the Preview Data link to see the data in the Results grid −

When the application is run using Start button available at the Microsoft Visual Studio
tool bar, it will show the following window −

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