DataAdapter Reference

Part III

Working with Data Off Line—The ADO.NET DataSet

Chapter 6

Working with DataSet Objects

In the previous three chapters, I covered the basic functionality of the connected classes in the ADO.NET object model, which compose a .NET data provider. Now it's time to discuss the disconnected half—the classes that ADO.NET uses to provide a feature-rich, relational, disconnected data cache. In this chapter, I'll cover the basics of storing data in the DataSet class and many of the classes that reside in a DataSet object.