The CData ADO.NET Provider for Cloudant implements the CloudantProviderFactory class to enable you to write generic data access code to Cloudant through the ADO.NET base classes.

Creating Data Access Objects with CloudantProviderFactory

The following sections show how to use the CloudantProviderFactory class to create objects like CloudantConnection, CloudantCommand, and CloudantDataAdapter in a generic way.

Register and Configure DbConnections

Register the provider to the configuration context and define the DbProviderFactory and DbConnection objects. See Creating DbConnections for a guide.

Querying Using DbCommands

Executing DbCommands describes how to use an existing DbProviderFactory and DbConnection object to execute queries to Cloudant.