MCAD/MCSD Training Guide (70-320): Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Visual C#™ .NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework

Chapter 1. Creating And Manipulating Datasets

OBJECTIVES

This chapter covers the following Microsoft-specified objective for the “Consuming and Manipulating Data” section of the “Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual C# .NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework” exam:

Create and Manipulate DataSets.

• Manipulate a DataSet Schema.

• Manipulate DataSet Relationships.

• Create a strongly typed DataSet.

• Databases are at the core of many applications. Visual C# .NET allows you to work with databases in many different ways. Many Web services and other applications manipulate DataSet objects rather than work directly with a database. The DataSet object provides you with an in-memory relational store that abstracts away many of ...