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

Core ADO.NET Classes

Class	Description
MagentoConnection	Establishes a connection to Magento database and manages transactions.
MagentoCommand	Executes SQL statements and stored procedures at Magento database.
MagentoDataReader	Exposes and reads a forward-only stream of data from Magento database.
MagentoDataAdapter	Populates a DataSet and resolves updates with Magento database.
MagentoParameter	Represents input, output, and return value parameters for commands.
MagentoException	Represents an error encountered at Magento database. For an error encountered at the client, dotConnect for Magento throws a .NET Framework exception.

Complementary ADO.NET Classes

Class	Description
MagentoCommandBuilder	A helper object that automatically generates command properties of MagentoDataAdapter and populates the MagentoParameter collection of MagentoCommand object.
MagentoConnectionStringBuilder	Constructs a connection string by assigning values to appropriate properties.

dotConnect for Magento Auxiliary Classes

Class	Description
MagentoMonitor	Serves to monitor dynamic SQL execution in applications that use dotConnect for Magento.