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

Creating Data Access Objects with ODataProviderFactory

The following sections show how to use the ODataProviderFactory class to create objects like ODataConnection, ODataCommand, and ODataDataAdapter 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 OData.