Wide Coverage of SQLite Features
By providing access to the most advanced database functionality, dotConnect for SQLite allows developers to harness the full capabilities of the SQLite database engine and optimize their database applications. dotConnect for SQLite stands out as the set of components with the widest support of SQLite functionality.
Optimized Code
The goal of dotConnect for SQLite is to enable developers to write efficient and flexible database applications. The dotConnect for SQLite assemblies are implemented using optimized code and advanced data access algorithms. Components undergo comprehensive performance tests and are designed to help you write thin and efficient product data access layers.
Comprehensive Support for ADO.NET Technology Features
dotConnect for SQLite supports new ADO.NET features and technologies as soon as they are released. This includes base-class-based provider model, provider factories, connection string builder, metadata schemas, asynchronous commands, pooling enhancements, batch update support, provider-specific types, and so on. dotConnect for SQLite will continue supporting the newest standards and innovations of the .NET Framework.
Visual Studio 2022 support
dotConnect for SQLite version 6.0 grants full support for Visual Studio 2022 (version 17.2 and version 17.3 Preview). You can use all features of this Microsoft IDE.
Database Application Development Extensions
dotConnect for SQLite has a rich set of design time tools that leverage the development process greatly. Particularly, there are convenient design time component editors, wizards and managers for typed SQLite-specific components, toolset for live data binding and much more. dotConnect for SQLite integrates tightly with Visual Studio 2008 / 2010 / 2012 / 2013 / 2015 / 2017 / 2019, Visual Studio LightSwitch 2011 and 2012, Delphi, and SQL Server 2016 Business Intelligence Solutions.
Provider-Specific Technologies
dotConnect for SQLite has extra components designed to simplify some tasks and support SQLite-specific technologies. Particularly, SQLiteScript serves to execute series of SQL statements, and SQLiteDump serves to backup or restore a whole database or its parts.
Compatibility
The provider works with .NET Frameworks 2.0 – 4.8, .NET 5, NET 6. The product is compatible with ADO.NET Entity Framework v1 - v6.4 and Entity Framework Core 1.1 - 5.0 and 6.0.
Additionally, dotConnect for SQLite provides .NET Standard 1.3 compatible assemblies, which are compatible with .NET Core 1.0 and higher and .NET Framework 4.6 and higher, and .NET Standard 2.0 compatible assemblies, compatible with .NET Core 1.x, 2.x and 3.0 and .NET Framework 4.6.1 and higher.
ADO.NET Entity Framework Support
dotConnect for SQLite supports all the Entity Framework versions - Entity Framework v1, v4, v5, and v6 and Entity Framework Core 1.1, 2.2, 3.1, 5.0, and 6.0.
LinqConnect
dotConnect for SQLite includes support for LINQ to SQLite technology. The technology allows you to employ object-oriented database application development with less efforts and in less time. Compared to ADO.NET Entity Framework, LINQ to SQLite is better suited for RAD-style development, is easier to start with, and somewhat richer with server-oriented features like server-specific types. See our LINQ to SQLite tutorial for a quick start with the technology.
Both Connected and Disconnected Models
dotConnect for SQLite combines connected and disconnected data access models in a single SQLiteDataTable component, which allows you to design more flexible application architecture and use the full power of data binding.
Development Environments
- Visual Studio 2022
- Visual Studio 2019
- Visual Studio 2017
- Visual Studio 2015
- Visual Studio 2013
- Visual Studio 2012
- Visual Studio 2010
- Visual Studio 2008