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 CONTENTS Controlling the Generated XML Data .................................................................................................... 791 Serializing Collections of Objects ..................................................................................792 Customizing the Soap/Binary Serialization Process ......................................................794 A Deeper Look at Object Serialization .................................................................................................. 795 Customizing Serialization Using ISerializable....................................................................................... 796 Customizing Serialization Using Attributes........................................................................................... 799 Summary .......................................................................................................................800  Chapter 21: ADO.NET Part I: The Connected Layer..............................................801 A High-Level Definition of ADO.NET...............................................................................801 The Three Faces of ADO.NET................................................................................................................ 802 Understanding ADO.NET Data Providers........................................................................803 The Microsoft-Supplied ADO.NET Data Providers................................................................................. 804 A Word Regarding System.Data.OracleClient.dll .................................................................................. 806 Obtaining Third-Party ADO.NET Data Providers.................................................................................... 806 Additional ADO.NET Namespaces ..................................................................................806 The Types of the System.Data Namespace ...................................................................807 The Role of the IDbConnection Interface .............................................................................................. 809 The Role of the IDbTransaction Interface ............................................................................................. 809 The Role of the IDbCommand Interface................................................................................................ 809 The Role of the IDbDataParameter and IDataParameter Interfaces ..................................................... 810 The Role of the IDbDataAdapter and IDataAdapter Interfaces.............................................................. 811 The Role of the IDataReader and IDataRecord Interfaces .................................................................... 811 Abstracting Data Providers Using Interfaces .................................................................812 Increasing Flexibility Using Application Configuration Files ................................................................. 814 Creating the AutoLot Database ......................................................................................815 Creating the Inventory Table ................................................................................................................ 816 Adding Test Records to the Inventory Table......................................................................................... 818 xxxii