Strongly-Typed DataSets
Up to this point, all examples using a DataSet class have used the untyped DataSet. This section discusses the strongly-typed DataSet. A strongly-typed DataSet is a DataSet class that descends from DataSet. It contains descendant DataTables and DataRows for the tables it contains. It extends the DataSet by providing properties, events, and methods that are named and strongly typed according to the tables it holds.
Strongly-typed DataSets are normally generated by the IDE or by using the xsd command-line tool included within the .NET SDK.
Advantages/Disadvantages
There are several advantages for using strongly-typed DataSets over untyped DataSets. They are
Writing code is easier to understand because strong names make sense, ...
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