Is it just me or have adapters taken a MASSIVE step forward in 2.0?

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Richard Coltrane

Hi,

Im just screwing around with some tableadapters in 2.0. I had tried using
adapters in 1.1 but i thought they were bloody awful truth be known. DAL
code seem to get scattered every where and they weren't very flexible.. so i
went on with hand coding all DAL.

I completely ignored table adapters in 2.0 up until now because i figured it
would be more wizard induced hell. I was wrong. They are super duper easy to
work with; very flexible and nicely self contained.

Is it just my poor memory or was 1.1 as bad as i remember and have 2.0
adapters been completely overhauled to produce the shining gems they seem to
be?

Finally marketing may have actually told the truth about something.

Richard
 
Richard,

The TableAdapter is something extra to make it easier, it is not something
new, it is under the hood using the DataAdapter, which is much more powerful
and to use in more circumstances.

I think it is a matter of preference what to use, one DataAdapter or 10
different table adapters.

Cor
 
You'll feel like that right up until you try to do something fancy. Until
then, enjoy your table adapter and strongly typed dataset experience. ;-)

Robin S.
 
Robin,

I like more and more the strongly typed datasets. It is not complete,
however I see it growing. Just my idea.

Cor
 
Do i detect the unmistakable whiff of custom data object snobbery? ;)

My claim is not that they are all encompassing but that rather they have
taken a huge leap forward since 1.1.

Richard
 
I agree. They have their place. I saw a demo of Orcas last week, and they
have taken it to another step and separated the table adapter from the
dataset, which makes it possible to split your data access and your UI.
It's definitely heading in the right direction.

Robin S.
 
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