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Chapter 8: Working with Data
Overview of MapInfo.Data Namespace
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Overview of MapInfo.Data Namespace
The MapInfo.Data namespace contains the classes and interfaces that provide multiple ways of
accessing data from a MapXtreme application. Within this namespace is the MapInfo ADO.NET data
provider with a MapInfo SQL language for standard querying of databases and tables. The Feature
object model is another way to access data that uses objects instead of SQL. The Catalog is the
starting point for data access, containing methods for managing tables (open, close, create) and
searching for data in a variety of ways.
This chapter is organized to follow the MapXtreme Data Access Model diagram above, and includes
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Features and Feature Collections
Data access is central to any MapXtreme application, and covers a wide variety of topics. Within the
topics listed above are other important topics of information that should not be overlooked.