The Constraint
class
ensures data integrity in the disconnected
DataSet
. ADO.NET includes two types of
constraints, both of which derive from the abstract
Constraint
class and aren’t
specific to any provider. The UniqueKeyConstraint
ensures that column values aren’t repeated in a
single table and can optionally designate a specific column or group
of columns as a primary key. The
ForeignKeyConstraint
ensures that column values in
a child table correspond to values in the related parent table. In
addition, the ForeignKeyConstraint
can define
rules that affect how deletions and updates are propagated between
parent rows and their associated children.