Chapter 13. Using data binding controls

In the previous chapter, we discussed ADO.NET and its major components – the DataAdapter and DataSet classes and managed providers for the OLE DB data sources and Microsoft SQL Server. While ADO.NET classes do a perfect job of accessing data providing us with all the functionality to select, insert, update, and delete data, for our applications we also need a presentation layer that will give our users a friendly interface with which to reach the functionality of ADO.NET.

In this chapter, we will learn about the data binding controls available in ASP.NET and Windows forms. Data binding is the process of automatically ...

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