Programming Microsoft® ASP.NET 2.0 Core Reference, 2nd Edition

Chapter 9. The Data-Binding Model

In this chapter:
Data Source–Based Data Binding
Data-Binding Expressions
Data Source Components
Conclusion

To write effective ASP.NET 1.x data-driven applications, you need a deep understanding of ADO.NET objects. You have to be familiar with connections, commands, transactions, parameters, and all the objects we dealt with in the previous two chapters. In ASP.NET 2.0, the role of ADO.NET object is more blurred because of the introduction of a new family of data-related and more programmer-friendly components—the data source objects. In ASP.NET 2.0, you use ADO.NET objects directly much less frequently. You also use them in relatively standard data-driven pages belonging to relatively simple or prototype Web sites. ...