This topic presents a brief description of the classes and components included in dotConnect for Oracle. Click on the name of each component for more information.

Core ADO.NET Classes

Class	Description
OracleConnection	Establishes a connection to Oracle database and manages transactions.
OracleCommand	Executes SQL statements and stored procedures at Oracle database.
OracleDataReader	Exposes and reads a forward-only stream of data from Oracle database.
OracleDataAdapter*	Populates a DataSet and resolves updates with Oracle database.
OracleTransaction	Starts, commits, or rolls back server transactions.
OracleParameter	Represents input, output, and return value parameters for commands.
OracleException	Represents an error encountered at Oracle database. For an error encountered at the client, dotConnect for Oracle throws a .NET Framework exception.

Complementary ADO.NET Classes

Class	Description
OracleCommandBuilder*	A helper object that automatically generates command properties of OracleDataAdapter* and populates the OracleParameter collection of OracleCommand object.
OracleConnectionStringBuilder	Constructs a connection string by assigning values to appropriate properties.
OracleDataSourceEnumerator*	Retrieves list of available servers in the network.
OracleDataSource**	Enables flexible data binding for ASP.NET applications.

dotConnect for Oracle Advanced Classes

Class	Description
OracleDataTable*	Provides all of the functionality needed to retrieve and manipulate data from an Oracle server data source. Combines connected and disconnected data access models.
OracleDataSet*	Represents typed and untyped Oracle-specific datasets. Bases on OracleDataTable objects to build the schema.
DataLink**	Serves to establish flexible cross-form data binding.

dotConnect for Oracle Toolkit Classes

Class	Description
OracleScript	Serves to execute series of SQL statements.
OracleLoader	Serves to load external data into the Oracle database.
OracleAlerter	Transfers messages between connections or client applications.
OraclePackage	Provides access to packages stored in the Oracle database.
OraclePipe	Transfers data between connections or client applications.
OracleTrace	Traces command execution on Oracle server.
OracleQueue	Represents named data queue in the Oracle database, manages queue items.
OracleQueueTable	Manages queue tables in the Oracle database.
OracleQueueAdmin	Creates, drops, starts, stops, and customizes the Oracle queues.
OracleMonitor	Serves to monitor dynamic SQL execution in applications that use dotConnect for Oracle.

* This class is not available in the dotConnect for Oracle .NET Standard 1.3 compatible assemblies. It is supported only for full .NET Framework and .NET Standard 2.0/2.1.

** This class is supported only for full .NET Framework. It is not available in the dotConnect for Oracle .NET Standard compatible assemblies.