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I want to retrieve data from database using Enterprise Library 5. Here my problem is
i kept one folder Business objects. when i am retrieving data i want to bind those parameters to Business objects. here is my code.
IN BO.
Products.cs
C#
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;

namespace BO
{
    public class Products : IProducts
    {
        int _productid; string _productname; int _supplierid; int _unitprice; int _categoryid;

        public int productid
        {
            get
            {
                return _productid;
            }
            set
            {
                _productid = value;
            }
        }

        public string productname
        {
            get
            {
                return _productname;
            }
            set
            {
                _productname = value;
            }
        }

        public int supplierid
        {
            get
            {
                return _supplierid;
            }
            set
            {
                _supplierid = value;
            }
        }

        public int unitprice
        {
            get
            {
                return _unitprice;
            }
            set
            {
                _unitprice = value;
            }
        }

        public int categoryid
        {
            get
            {
                return _categoryid;
            }
            set
            {
                _categoryid = value;
            }
        }
    }
}


IN DAL how can i bind the data please help me thank you.
Posted
Updated 27-May-12 2:40am
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1 solution

There are many options map BO onto database schemas the main ones I have used, roughly in reverse order of time taken to complete:


  1. Hand roll converters that take the dataset/ reader and convert them to / from indivdual object types. Obviously the datareader is no good for updates.
  2. Write your own mapping framework. How you go about this is a little involved and a topic in istelf, but you can decorate the class and persisted fields with attributes that define how to get the information in/out of the database and write DAL stuff to support it
  3. Use an existing ORM framework. .NET has the Entity Framework for .net 3.5 SP1, but I'd only suggest it seriously for .net 4.0 + as the first EF version was poor. You also may find perfomance issues with EF (though you can do things about this) and it requires a well normalised database, if you are starting with database first. Another thing that might fit the bill in LINQ to SQL, it is supported (many people think it is isn't: they are not developing new features for it, though it has a pretty complete features set). Finally there is nHibernate, which I haven't used for years, but when I did you had to know your stuff to get the mapping right.


Options 2&3 will be slower than option i you have a small OM with low complexity. Option 2 can get quite complicated, but is worth doing as an exercise as you get to see the challanges an ORM designer has to face. I wouldn't suggest it for a professional system unless you couldn't get what you need from a pre-existing ORM framework.

My suggestion is to give the Enity Framework a try: you can generate an object model from the database (assuming good normalisation) or generate the DB schema from the Object Model (with good normalisation, assuming a correct object model). If you have performance problems you can pre-compile queries and use stored procedures, so these can be worked around.
 
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Wendelius 27-May-12 9:17am    
Very nice answer!
Mohamed Mitwalli 27-May-12 9:29am    
5+
Sandeep Mewara 27-May-12 9:36am    
My 5!

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