November 2001
Intermediate to advanced
736 pages
16h 7m
English

This chapter discusses one of the most important resources that comes with the .NET framework—the data access objects that constitute the ADO.NET technology.
The beginning of this chapter contains an overview of ADO.NET— focusing on how it is related to its predecessor, ADO—and examines its underlying architecture. The goal is to gain an understanding of the importance of data access for web applications. Other sections cover the main data access objects that are at your disposal, data-oriented Web Forms development using the Repeater, the DataList, and the DataGrid ASP.NET web controls. Finally, ...
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