This guide is strikingly different from other books on Microsoft
ADO.NET. Rather than load you down with theory, the new edition of
ADO.NET 3.5 Cookbook gives you more than 200 coding solutions and best
practices for real problems you're likely to face with this technology
using Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET 3.5 platform.
Organized to help you find the topic and specific recipe you need
quickly and easily, this book is more than just a handy compilation of
cut-and-paste C# code. ADO.NET 3.5 Cookbook also offers clear
explanations of how and why each code solution works, and warns you of
potential pitfalls so you can learn to adapt the book's problem-solving
techniques to different situations.
This collection of timesaving recipes covers vital topics including:
- Connecting to data
- Retrieving and managing data
- Transforming and analyzing data
- Modifying data
- Binding data to .NET user interfaces
- Optimizing .NET data access
- Enumerating and maintaining database objects
- Maintaining database integrity
Ideal for ADO.NET programmers at all levels, from the relatively
inexperienced to the most sophisticated, this new edition covers the
significant 3.5 upgrade, including new programming tools such as LINQ.
ADO.NET 3.5 Cookbook offers a painless way for those of you who prefer
to learn by doing when it comes to expanding your skills and
productivity.
