The CData ADO.NET Provider for Azure Data Catalog implements the AzureDataCatalogProviderFactory class to enable you to write generic data access code to Azure Data Catalog through the ADO.NET base classes.

Creating Data Access Objects with AzureDataCatalogProviderFactory

The following sections show how to use the AzureDataCatalogProviderFactory class to create objects like AzureDataCatalogConnection, AzureDataCatalogCommand, and AzureDataCatalogDataAdapter 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 Azure Data Catalog.