System.Data Namespace

Provides access to classes that represent the ADO.NET architecture. ADO.NET lets you build components that efficiently manage data from multiple data sources.

Classes

Constraint

Represents a constraint that can be enforced on one or more DataColumn objects.

ConstraintCollection

Represents a collection of constraints for a DataTable.

ConstraintException

Represents the exception that is thrown when attempting an action that violates a constraint.

DataColumn

Represents the schema of a column in a DataTable.

DataColumnChangeEventArgs

Provides data for the ColumnChanging event.

DataColumnCollection

Represents a collection of DataColumn objects for a DataTable.

DataException

Represents the exception that is thrown when errors are generated using ADO.NET components.

DataReaderExtensions

Provides extension methods for DbDataReader.

DataRelation

Represents a parent/child relationship between two DataTable objects.

DataRelationCollection

Represents the collection of DataRelation objects for this DataSet.

DataRow

Represents a row of data in a DataTable.

DataRowBuilder

The DataRowBuilder type supports the .NET infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.

DataRowChangeEventArgs

Provides data for the RowChanged, RowChanging, OnRowDeleting(DataRowChangeEventArgs), and OnRowDeleted(DataRowChangeEventArgs) events.

DataRowCollection

Represents a collection of rows for a DataTable.

DataRowComparer

Returns a singleton instance of the DataRowComparer<TRow> class.

DataRowComparer<TRow>

Compares two DataRow objects for equivalence by using value-based comparison.

DataRowExtensions

Defines the extension methods to the DataRow class. This is a static class.

DataRowView

Represents a customized view of a DataRow.

DataSet

Represents an in-memory cache of data.

DataSetSchemaImporterExtension

This member supports the .NET Framework infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.

DataSysDescriptionAttribute

Marks a property, event, or extender with a description. Visual designers can display this description when referencing the member.

DataTable

Represents one table of in-memory data.

DataTableClearEventArgs

Provides data for the Clear() method.

DataTableCollection

Represents the collection of tables for the DataSet.

DataTableExtensions

Defines the extension methods to the DataTable class. DataTableExtensions is a static class.

DataTableNewRowEventArgs

Provides data for the NewRow() method.

DataTableReader

The DataTableReader obtains the contents of one or more DataTable objects in the form of one or more read-only, forward-only result sets.

DataView

Represents a databindable, customized view of a DataTable for sorting, filtering, searching, editing, and navigation. The DataView does not store data, but instead represents a connected view of its corresponding DataTable. Changes to the DataView's data will affect the DataTable. Changes to the DataTable's data will affect all DataViews associated with it.

DataViewManager

Contains a default DataViewSettingCollection for each DataTable in a DataSet.

DataViewSetting

Represents the default settings for ApplyDefaultSort, DataViewManager, RowFilter, RowStateFilter, Sort, and Table for DataViews created from the DataViewManager.

DataViewSettingCollection

Contains a read-only collection of DataViewSetting objects for each DataTable in a DataSet.

DBConcurrencyException

The exception that is thrown by the DataAdapter during an insert, update, or delete operation if the number of rows affected equals zero.

DeletedRowInaccessibleException

Represents the exception that is thrown when an action is tried on a DataRow that has been deleted.

DuplicateNameException

Represents the exception that is thrown when a duplicate database object name is encountered during an add operation in a DataSet -related object.

EntityCommandCompilationException

Represents errors that occur during command compilation; when a command tree could not be produced to represent the command text.

EntityCommandExecutionException

Represents errors that occur when the underlying storage provider could not execute the specified command. This exception usually wraps a provider-specific exception.

EntityException

Represents Entity Framework-related errors that occur in the EntityClient namespace. The EntityException is the base class for all Entity Framework exceptions thrown by the EntityClient.

EntityKey

Provides a durable reference to an object that is an instance of an entity type.

EntityKeyMember

Represents a key name and value pair that is part of an EntityKey.

EntitySqlException

Represents errors that occur when parsing Entity SQL command text. This exception is thrown when syntactic or semantic rules are violated.

EnumerableRowCollection

Represents a collection of DataRow objects returned from a LINQ to DataSet query. This API supports the .NET infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.

EnumerableRowCollection<TRow>

Represents a collection of DataRow objects returned from a query.

EnumerableRowCollectionExtensions

Contains the extension methods for the data row collection classes.

EvaluateException

Represents the exception that is thrown when the Expression property of a DataColumn cannot be evaluated.

FillErrorEventArgs

Provides data for the FillError event of a DbDataAdapter.

ForeignKeyConstraint

Represents an action restriction enforced on a set of columns in a primary key/foreign key relationship when a value or row is either deleted or updated.

InRowChangingEventException

Represents the exception that is thrown when you call the EndEdit() method within the RowChanging event.

InternalDataCollectionBase

Provides the base functionality for creating collections.

InvalidCommandTreeException

The exception that is thrown to indicate that a command tree is invalid. This exception is currently not thrown anywhere in the Entity Framework.

InvalidConstraintException

Represents the exception that is thrown when incorrectly trying to create or access a relation.

InvalidExpressionException

Represents the exception that is thrown when you try to add a DataColumn that contains an invalid Expression to a DataColumnCollection.

MappingException

The exception that is thrown when mapping related service requests fail.

MergeFailedEventArgs

Occurs when a target and source DataRow have the same primary key value, and the EnforceConstraints property is set to true.

MetadataException

The exception that is thrown when metadata related service requests fails.

MissingPrimaryKeyException

Represents the exception that is thrown when you try to access a row in a table that has no primary key.

NoNullAllowedException

Represents the exception that is thrown when you try to insert a null value into a column where AllowDBNull is set to false.

ObjectNotFoundException

The exception that is thrown when an object is not present.

OperationAbortedException

This exception is thrown when an ongoing operation is aborted by the user.

OptimisticConcurrencyException

The exception that is thrown when an optimistic concurrency violation occurs.

OrderedEnumerableRowCollection<TRow>

Represents a collection of ordered DataRow objects returned from a query.

PropertyCollection

Represents a collection of properties that can be added to DataColumn, DataSet, or DataTable.

PropertyConstraintException

Property constraint exception class. Note that this class has state - so if you change even its internals, it can be a breaking change.

ProviderIncompatibleException

The exception that is thrown when the underlying data provider is incompatible with the Entity Framework.

ReadOnlyException

Represents the exception that is thrown when you try to change the value of a read-only column.

RowNotInTableException

Represents the exception that is thrown when you try to perform an operation on a DataRow that is not in a DataTable.

StateChangeEventArgs

Provides data for the state change event of a .NET data provider.

StatementCompletedEventArgs

Provides additional information for the StatementCompleted event.

StrongTypingException

The exception that is thrown by a strongly typed DataSet when the user accesses a DBNull value.

SyntaxErrorException

Represents the exception that is thrown when the Expression property of a DataColumn contains a syntax error.

TypedDataSetGenerator

Used to create a strongly typed DataSet.

TypedDataSetGeneratorException

The exception that is thrown when a name conflict occurs while generating a strongly typed DataSet.

TypedTableBase<T>

This type is used as a base class for typed-DataTable object generation by Visual Studio and the XSD.exe .NET Framework tool, and is not intended to be used directly from your code.

TypedTableBaseExtensions

Contains the extension methods for the TypedTableBase<T> class.

UniqueConstraint

Represents a restriction on a set of columns in which all values must be unique.

UpdateException

The exception that is thrown when modifications to object instances cannot be persisted to the data source.

VersionNotFoundException

Represents the exception that is thrown when you try to return a version of a DataRow that has been deleted.

Interfaces

IColumnMapping

Associates a data source column with a DataSet column, and is implemented by the DataColumnMapping class, which is used in common by .NET data providers.

IColumnMappingCollection

Contains a collection of DataColumnMapping objects, and is implemented by the DataColumnMappingCollection, which is used in common by .NET data providers.

IDataAdapter

Allows an object to implement a DataAdapter, and represents a set of methods and mapping action-related properties that are used to fill and update a DataSet and update a data source.

IDbDataAdapter instances are for data sources that are (or resemble) relational databases with textual commands (like Transact-SQL), while IDataAdapter instances could can use any type of data source.

IDataParameter

Represents a parameter to a Command object, and optionally, its mapping to DataSet columns; and is implemented by .NET data providers that access data sources.

IDataParameterCollection

Collects all parameters relevant to a Command object and their mappings to DataSet columns, and is implemented by .NET data providers that access data sources.

IDataReader

Provides a means of reading one or more forward-only streams of result sets obtained by executing a command at a data source, and is implemented by .NET data providers that access relational databases.

IDataRecord

Provides access to the column values within each row for a DataReader, and is implemented by .NET data providers that access relational databases.

IDbCommand

Represents an SQL statement that is executed while connected to a data source, and is implemented by .NET data providers that access relational databases.

IDbConnection

Represents an open connection to a data source, and is implemented by .NET data providers that access relational databases.

IDbDataAdapter

Represents a set of command-related properties that are used to fill the DataSet and update a data source, and is implemented by .NET data providers that access relational databases.

IDbDataParameter

Used by the Visual Basic .NET Data Designers to represent a parameter to a Command object, and optionally, its mapping to DataSet columns.

IDbTransaction

Represents a transaction to be performed at a data source, and is implemented by .NET data providers that access relational databases.

IExtendedDataRecord

Provides access to the column values within each row of a DbDataRecord for a DbDataReader.

ITableMapping

Associates a source table with a table in a DataSet, and is implemented by the DataTableMapping class, which is used in common by .NET data providers.

ITableMappingCollection

Contains a collection of TableMapping objects, and is implemented by the DataTableMappingCollection, which is used in common by .NET data providers.

Enums

AcceptRejectRule

Determines the action that occurs when the AcceptChanges() or RejectChanges() method is invoked on a DataTable with a ForeignKeyConstraint.

CommandBehavior

Provides a description of the results of the query and its effect on the database.

CommandType

Specifies how a command string is interpreted.

ConflictOption

Specifies how conflicting changes to the data source will be detected and resolved.

ConnectionState

Describes the current state of the connection to a data source.

DataRowAction

Describes an action performed on a DataRow.

DataRowState

Gets the state of a DataRow object.

DataRowVersion

Describes the version of a DataRow.

DataSetDateTime

Describes the serialization format for DateTime columns in a DataSet.

DataViewRowState

Describes the version of data in a DataRow.

DbType

Specifies the data type of a field, a property, or a Parameter object of a .NET data provider.

EntityState

The state of an entity object.

IsolationLevel

Specifies the transaction locking behavior for the connection.

KeyRestrictionBehavior

Identifies a list of connection string parameters identified by the KeyRestrictions property that are either allowed or not allowed.

LoadOption

Controls how the values from the data source will be applied to existing rows when using the Load or Load method.

MappingType

Specifies how a DataColumn is mapped.

MissingMappingAction

Determines the action that occurs when a mapping is missing from a source table or a source column.

MissingSchemaAction

Specifies the action to take when adding data to the DataSet and the required DataTable or DataColumn is missing.

ParameterDirection

Specifies the type of a parameter within a query relative to the DataSet.

PropertyAttributes

Specifies the attributes of a property.

Rule

Indicates the action that occurs when a ForeignKeyConstraint is enforced.

SchemaSerializationMode

Indicates the schema serialization mode for a typed DataSet.

SchemaType

Specifies how to handle existing schema mappings when performing a FillSchema(DataSet, SchemaType) operation.

SerializationFormat

Determines the serialization format for a DataSet.

SqlDbType

Specifies SQL Server-specific data type of a field, property, for use in a SqlParameter.

StatementType

Specifies the type of SQL query to be used by the OleDbRowUpdatedEventArgs, OleDbRowUpdatingEventArgs, SqlRowUpdatedEventArgs, or SqlRowUpdatingEventArgs class.

UpdateRowSource

Specifies how query command results are applied to the row being updated.

UpdateStatus

Specifies the action to take with regard to the current and remaining rows during an Update(DataSet).

XmlReadMode

Specifies how to read XML data and a relational schema into a DataSet.

XmlWriteMode

Specifies how to write XML data and a relational schema from a DataSet.

Delegates

DataColumnChangeEventHandler

Represents the method that will handle the ColumnChanging event.

DataRowChangeEventHandler

Represents the method that will handle the RowChanging, RowChanged, RowDeleting, and RowDeleted events of a DataTable.

DataTableClearEventHandler

Represents the method that handles the Clear() method.

DataTableNewRowEventHandler

Represents the method that handles the NewRow() method.

FillErrorEventHandler

Represents the method that will handle the FillError event.

MergeFailedEventHandler

Represents the method that will handle the MergeFailed event.

StateChangeEventHandler

Represents the method that will handle the StateChange event.

StatementCompletedEventHandler

The delegate type for the event handlers of the StatementCompleted event.

Remarks

In a disconnected scenario such as the Internet, ADO.NET provides the tools to request, update, and reconcile data in multiple tier systems. The ADO.NET architecture is also implemented in client applications, such as Windows Forms, or HTML pages created by ASP.NET.

The centerpiece of the ADO.NET architecture is the DataSet class. Each DataSet can contain multiple DataTable objects, with each DataTable containing data from a single data source, such as SQL Server.

Each DataTable contains a DataColumnCollection--a collection of DataColumn objects--that determines the schema of each DataTable. The DataType property determines the type of data held by the DataColumn. The ReadOnly and AllowDBNull properties let you further guarantee data integrity. The Expression property lets you construct calculated columns.

If a DataTable participates in a parent/child relationship with another DataTable, the relationship is constructed by adding a DataRelation to the DataRelationCollection of a DataSet object. When such a relation is added, a UniqueConstraint and a ForeignKeyConstraint are both created automatically, depending on the parameter settings for the constructor. The UniqueConstraint guarantees that values that are contained in a column are unique. The ForeignKeyConstraint determines what action will happen to the child row or column when a primary key value is changed or deleted.

Using the System.Data.SqlClient namespace (the.NET Framework Data Provider for SQL Server), the System.Data.Odbc namespace (the.NET Framework Data Provider for ODBC), the System.Data.OleDb namespace (the.NET Framework Data Provider for OLE DB), or the System.Data.OracleClient namespace (the .NET Framework Data Provider for Oracle), you can access a data source to use together with a DataSet. Each.NET Framework data provider has a corresponding DataAdapter that you use as a bridge between a data source and a DataSet.