System.Data.SqlClient

The System.Data.SqlClient namespace is the .NET Framework Data Provider for SQL Server.

The .NET Framework Data Provider for SQL Server describes a collection of classes used to access a SQL Server database in the managed space. Using the SqlDataAdapter, you can fill a memory-resident DataSet, which you can use to query and update the database.

For information on how to use this namespace, see the SqlDataAdapter, the SqlDataReader, the SqlCommand, and the SqlConnection classes. For conceptual information about using this namespace when programming with the .NET Framework, see "Accessing Data with ADO.NET".

Namespace hierarchy

Classes

Class	Description
SqlClientPermission	Enables the .NET Framework Data Provider for SQL Server to ensure that a user has a security level adequate to access a data source.
SqlClientPermissionAttribute	Associates a security action with a custom security attribute.
SqlCommand	Represents a Transact-SQL statement or stored procedure to execute against a SQL Server database. This class cannot be inherited.
SqlCommandBuilder	Automatically generates single-table commands used to reconcile changes made to a DataSet with the associated SQL Server database. This class cannot be inherited.
SqlConnection	Represents an open connection to a SQL Server database. This class cannot be inherited.
SqlDataAdapter	Represents a set of data commands and a database connection that are used to fill the DataSet and update a SQL Server database. This class cannot be inherited.
SqlDataReader	Provides a means of reading a forward-only stream of rows from a SQL Server database. This class cannot be inherited.
SqlError	Collects information relevant to a warning or error returned by SQL Server. This class cannot be inherited.
SqlErrorCollection	Collects all errors generated by the .NET Framework Data Provider for SQL Server. This class cannot be inherited.
SqlException	The exception that is thrown when SQL Server returns a warning or error. This class cannot be inherited.
SqlInfoMessageEventArgs	Provides data for the InfoMessage event. This class cannot be inherited.
SqlParameter	Represents a parameter to a SqlCommand, and optionally, its mapping to DataSet columns. This class cannot be inherited.
SqlParameterCollection	Represents a collection of parameters relevant to a SqlCommand as well as their respective mappings to columns in a DataSet. This class cannot be inherited.
SqlRowUpdatedEventArgs	Provides data for the RowUpdated event. This class cannot be inherited.
SqlRowUpdatingEventArgs	Provides data for the RowUpdating event. This class cannot be inherited.
SqlTransaction	Represents a Transact-SQL transaction to be made in a SQL Server database. This class cannot be inherited.

Delegates

Delegate	Description
SqlInfoMessageEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the InfoMessage event of a SqlConnection.
SqlRowUpdatedEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the RowUpdated event of a SqlDataAdapter.
SqlRowUpdatingEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the RowUpdating event of a SqlDataAdapter.

System.Data.SqlClient Namespace

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