Chapter 36. The System.Data.SqlClient Namespace
The
System.Data.SqlClient namespace contains the
provider-specific ADO.NET objects used to connect to a SQL Server 7
or SQL Server 2000 database, execute a command, and transfer
information to and from a DataSet . The SQL Server
.NET provider is optimized for accessing the SQL Server data source
protocol; it doesn't use an intermediate OLE DB
provider or ODBC driver. The classes in this namespace can also be
used with MSDE databases. If you need to connect to a version of SQL
Server earlier than 7.0, you need to instead use the .NET OLE DB data
provider.
Many types in this namespace implement a common interface from the
System.Data namespace or inherit from a class in
the System.Data.Common namespace. This ensures a
high degree of commonality between these types and those supplied
with other ADO.NET data providers. The documentation for this
namespace refers to these inherited classes and implemented
interfaces where appropriate, and notes any SQL Server-specific
functionality. Figure 36-1 and Figure 36-2 show the types in this namespace.
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