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ADO.NET for the Object-Oriented Programmer – Part One

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This article will show how to accomplish these goals—use ADO.NET as a thin data transport layer, while still taking advantage of the data-binding capabilities of .NET user interface controls. As it turns out, it’s pretty easy.
namespace AdoNetDemo
{
    partial class Form1
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Required designer variable.
        /// </summary>
        private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components = null;

        /// <summary>
        /// Clean up any resources being used.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="disposing">true if managed resources should be disposed; otherwise, false.</param>
        protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
        {
            if (disposing && (components != null))
            {
                components.Dispose();
            }
            base.Dispose(disposing);
        }

        #region Windows Form Designer generated code

        /// <summary>
        /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
        /// the contents of this method with the code editor.
        /// </summary>
        private void InitializeComponent()
        {
            this.buttonFlatSelect = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.buttonHierarchicalSelect = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.buttonInsert = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.buttonUpdate = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.buttonDelete = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.textBoxResults = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
            this.label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
            this.buttonUndo = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.SuspendLayout();
            // 
            // buttonFlatSelect
            // 
            this.buttonFlatSelect.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 12);
            this.buttonFlatSelect.Name = "buttonFlatSelect";
            this.buttonFlatSelect.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(147, 23);
            this.buttonFlatSelect.TabIndex = 0;
            this.buttonFlatSelect.Text = "Flat \'Select\' Query";
            this.buttonFlatSelect.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            this.buttonFlatSelect.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.buttonFlatSelect_Click);
            // 
            // buttonHierarchicalSelect
            // 
            this.buttonHierarchicalSelect.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 41);
            this.buttonHierarchicalSelect.Name = "buttonHierarchicalSelect";
            this.buttonHierarchicalSelect.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(147, 23);
            this.buttonHierarchicalSelect.TabIndex = 1;
            this.buttonHierarchicalSelect.Text = "Hierarchical \'Select\' Query";
            this.buttonHierarchicalSelect.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            this.buttonHierarchicalSelect.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.buttonHierarchicalSelect_Click);
            // 
            // buttonInsert
            // 
            this.buttonInsert.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(165, 12);
            this.buttonInsert.Name = "buttonInsert";
            this.buttonInsert.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(147, 23);
            this.buttonInsert.TabIndex = 2;
            this.buttonInsert.Text = "\'Insert\' Query";
            this.buttonInsert.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            this.buttonInsert.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.buttonInsert_Click);
            // 
            // buttonUpdate
            // 
            this.buttonUpdate.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(318, 12);
            this.buttonUpdate.Name = "buttonUpdate";
            this.buttonUpdate.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(147, 23);
            this.buttonUpdate.TabIndex = 3;
            this.buttonUpdate.Text = "\'Update\' Query";
            this.buttonUpdate.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            this.buttonUpdate.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.buttonUpdate_Click);
            // 
            // buttonDelete
            // 
            this.buttonDelete.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(165, 41);
            this.buttonDelete.Name = "buttonDelete";
            this.buttonDelete.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(147, 23);
            this.buttonDelete.TabIndex = 4;
            this.buttonDelete.Text = "\'Delete\' Query";
            this.buttonDelete.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            this.buttonDelete.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.buttonDelete_Click);
            // 
            // textBoxResults
            // 
            this.textBoxResults.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom)
                        | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left)
                        | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
            this.textBoxResults.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 92);
            this.textBoxResults.Multiline = true;
            this.textBoxResults.Name = "textBoxResults";
            this.textBoxResults.ScrollBars = System.Windows.Forms.ScrollBars.Vertical;
            this.textBoxResults.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(453, 263);
            this.textBoxResults.TabIndex = 5;
            // 
            // label1
            // 
            this.label1.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)(((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left)
                        | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
            this.label1.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ActiveCaption;
            this.label1.ForeColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ActiveCaptionText;
            this.label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 76);
            this.label1.Name = "label1";
            this.label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(453, 16);
            this.label1.TabIndex = 6;
            this.label1.Text = "Results";
            this.label1.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleLeft;
            // 
            // buttonUndo
            // 
            this.buttonUndo.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(318, 41);
            this.buttonUndo.Name = "buttonUndo";
            this.buttonUndo.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(147, 23);
            this.buttonUndo.TabIndex = 7;
            this.buttonUndo.Text = "Undo Update";
            this.buttonUndo.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            this.buttonUndo.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.buttonUndo_Click);
            // 
            // Form1
            // 
            this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
            this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(477, 367);
            this.Controls.Add(this.buttonUndo);
            this.Controls.Add(this.label1);
            this.Controls.Add(this.textBoxResults);
            this.Controls.Add(this.buttonDelete);
            this.Controls.Add(this.buttonUpdate);
            this.Controls.Add(this.buttonInsert);
            this.Controls.Add(this.buttonHierarchicalSelect);
            this.Controls.Add(this.buttonFlatSelect);
            this.Name = "Form1";
            this.Text = "ADO.NET Demo";
            this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.Form1_Load);
            this.ResumeLayout(false);
            this.PerformLayout();

        }

        #endregion

        private System.Windows.Forms.Button buttonFlatSelect;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button buttonHierarchicalSelect;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button buttonInsert;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button buttonUpdate;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button buttonDelete;
        private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox textBoxResults;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label label1;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button buttonUndo;
    }
}

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Software Developer (Senior) Foresight Systems
United States United States
David Veeneman is a financial planner and software developer. He is the author of "The Fortune in Your Future" (McGraw-Hill 1998). His company, Foresight Systems, develops planning and financial software.

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