Snippets below have been condensed from their original sources for brevity. See references for original articles.
Dataset usage:
using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
namespace Microsoft.AdoNet.DataSetDemo
{
class NorthwindDataSet
{
static void Main()
{
string connectionString = GetConnectionString();
ConnectToData(connectionString);
}
private static void ConnectToData(string connectionString)
{
//Create a SqlConnection to the Northwind database.
using (SqlConnection connection =
new SqlConnection(connectionString))
{
//Create a SqlDataAdapter for the Suppliers table.
SqlDataAdapter adapter = new SqlDataAdapter();
// A table mapping names the DataTable.
adapter.TableMappings.Add("Table", "Suppliers");
// Open the connection.
connection.Open();
Console.WriteLine("The SqlConnection is open.");
// Create a SqlCommand to retrieve Suppliers data.
SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand(
"SELECT SupplierID, CompanyName FROM dbo.Suppliers;",
connection);
command.CommandType = CommandType.Text;
// Set the SqlDataAdapter's SelectCommand.
adapter.SelectCommand = command;
// Fill the DataSet.
DataSet dataSet = new DataSet("Suppliers");
adapter.Fill(dataSet);
// Create a second Adapter and Command to get
// the Products table, a child table of Suppliers.
SqlDataAdapter productsAdapter = new SqlDataAdapter();
productsAdapter.TableMappings.Add("Table", "Products");
SqlCommand productsCommand = new SqlCommand(
"SELECT ProductID, SupplierID FROM dbo.Products;",
connection);
productsAdapter.SelectCommand = productsCommand;
// Fill the DataSet.
productsAdapter.Fill(dataSet);
// Close the connection.
connection.Close();
Console.WriteLine("The SqlConnection is closed.");
// Create a DataRelation to link the two tables
// based on the SupplierID.
DataColumn parentColumn =
dataSet.Tables["Suppliers"].Columns["SupplierID"];
DataColumn childColumn =
dataSet.Tables["Products"].Columns["SupplierID"];
DataRelation relation =
new System.Data.DataRelation("SuppliersProducts",
parentColumn, childColumn);
dataSet.Relations.Add(relation);
Console.WriteLine(
"The {0} DataRelation has been created.",
relation.RelationName);
}
}
static private string GetConnectionString()
{
// To avoid storing the connection string in your code,
// you can retrieve it from a configuration file.
return "Data Source=(local);Initial Catalog=Northwind;"
+ "Integrated Security=SSPI";
}
}
}
Binding DataGridView:
private void GetData(string selectCommand)
{
try
{
// Specify a connection string. Replace the given value with a
// valid connection string for a Northwind SQL Server sample
// database accessible to your system.
String connectionString =
"Integrated Security=SSPI;Persist Security Info=False;" +
"Initial Catalog=Northwind;Data Source=localhost";
// Create a new data adapter based on the specified query.
dataAdapter = new SqlDataAdapter(selectCommand, connectionString);
// Create a command builder to generate SQL update, insert, and
// delete commands based on selectCommand. These are used to
// update the database.
SqlCommandBuilder commandBuilder = new SqlCommandBuilder(dataAdapter);
// Populate a new data table and bind it to the BindingSource.
DataTable table = new DataTable();
table.Locale = System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture;
dataAdapter.Fill(table);
bindingSource1.DataSource = table;
// Resize the DataGridView columns to fit the newly loaded content.
dataGridView1.AutoResizeColumns(
DataGridViewAutoSizeColumnsMode.AllCellsExceptHeader);
}
catch (SqlException)
{
MessageBox.Show("To run this example, replace the value of the " +
"connectionString variable with a connection string that is " +
"valid for your system.");
}
}
References:
MSDN, “DataSet Class”, http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.data.dataset.aspx
MSDN, “How to: Bind Data to the Windows Forms DataGridView Control”, http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fbk67b6z.aspx
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