Linq Inserts

Summary

You can use the goodness that is the Linq syntax to insert data into your database. It's important to note that SubSonic IS NOT AN ORM - it's a query tool (subtle difference) and therefore it doesn't do object tracking. There's nothing stopping you from creating a . This is fine and dandy if you like working that way - but we think this is a Big Lie. The web is a stateless medium - this sort of "contextual tracking" is just not the Real World and we don't drink that beer.

Setup

Make sure you SubSonic by adding a reference, setting up your DB connection, and then adding the templates to your project.

Simple Inserts

You can perform inserts very simply by using the ; This will execute an INSERT statement thus: INSERT INTO

Using the Repository

Many people don't want to write this stuff by hand and would rather use objects. You can definitely do this by using our , which is generated for you if you using our default T4 templates.

=Simple Insert=

This will add a Product to the Products table (using Northwind) var repo=new NorthwindRepository(); var p = new Product(); p.ProductName = "Test"; p.UnitPrice = 100; //...// repo.Add(p);

=Multiple Inserts=

You can also insert an IEnumerable collection of items to the Repository, and they will be saved in a transaction:
var repo=new NorthwindRepository(); List queue = new List(); for (int i = 1; i < 100; i++) { var p = new Product(); p.ProductName = "Test"; p.UnitPrice = 100; queue.Add(p); } repo.Add(queue); This latter example uses SubSonic's to execute multiple items at once inside a transaction.