Basic API
MySqlConnector aims to be fully ADO.NET-compatible; its API should feel almost identical to other .NET database drivers. Here’s a basic code snippet to get you started.
var connString = "Server=myserver;User ID=mylogin;Password=mypass;Database=mydatabase";
using (var conn = new MySqlConnection(connString))
{
await conn.OpenAsync();
// Insert some data
using (var cmd = new MySqlCommand())
{
cmd.Connection = conn;
cmd.CommandText = "INSERT INTO data (some_field) VALUES (@p)";
cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("p", "Hello world");
await cmd.ExecuteNonQueryAsync();
}
// Retrieve all rows
using (var cmd = new MySqlCommand("SELECT some_field FROM data", conn))
using (var reader = await cmd.ExecuteReaderAsync())
while (await reader.ReadAsync())
Console.WriteLine(reader.GetString(0));
}
You can find more info about the ADO.NET API in the MSDN documentation or in many tutorials on the Internet.