This might be a dumb question. But does ADO.net support updating to a database without having to write SQL commands?
Example:
I have a method that reads from database and keeps the rows in memory. I then modify some of the rows. Is it then possible to make ADO.net update the newest changes to the database without having to write an update SQL statements but instead let ADO.net figure it out?
I am asking this because I might want to update at a much later point. I could just store the SQL statements in a list but then I would be doing many updates instead of just one big one which would take longer time.
What you need is some sort of ORM, and ADO is not an ORM. So, no. You must write the SQL. You could maybe simplify things by writing a stored procedure, though. Then you can use ADO parameters
If you want, you can save your changes as objects in memory until you need to actually persist them. Then you can have a mapper that will take the object and write the SQL for you. However, then you are redoing some of the work of what is already done in an ORM