How do I access a relational SQL database from C#?

Question

First of all, I can do this in Java, using JDBC. What I'm looking for is the equivalent of JDBC for C#. It needs to access all types of databases. My searches have not revealed anything useful to me. EDIT: For now, I'm going to try ADO.NET

Answer 1

This is a very broad question but you'll probably want ADO.NET , that should get you started.

ADO.NET provides consistent access to data sources such as SQL Server and XML, and to data sources exposed through OLE DB and ODBC. Data-sharing consumer applications can use ADO.NET to connect to these data sources and retrieve, handle, and update the data that they contain.

Answer 2

ADO.Net is the .Net native equivalent for handling database access. MSDN link to ADO.Net