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

Creating Data Access Objects with APIProviderFactory

The following sections show how to use the APIProviderFactory class to create objects like APIConnection, APICommand, and APIDataAdapter 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 API.