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string sql = "SELECT * FROM Invoices";

using (var conn = My.ConnectionFactory())
{
    var invoices = conn.Query<Invoice>(sql);
}

Dapper FAQ



Is Dapper an ORM?

Yes and no! People are still arguing about it. Dapper has earned the title of king of the C# Micro ORM but is considered by multiple people as a simple object mapper for .NET.


Is Dapper better than Entity Framework?

Yes and no! People will prefer Dapper when they want to write the SQL query themselves with optimal performance.


Is Dapper SQL Injections safe?

Yes, it's 100% safe if you use parametrized queries as you should always do!


Do Dapper support Bulk Insert?

No, but a third-party library does: Dapper Plus. It's a prime library that extend Dapper with all bulk operations.

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Do Dapper support my database provider?

Probably yes since Dapper provides extensions to the IDbConnection interface. It's your job to write the SQL compatible with your database provider.


Do Dapper support Transaction?

Yes, Dapper support transaction and every method that can use one have an optional parameter to specify it.

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Dapper Features

Dapper - Execute

Execute a command one or multiple times and return the number of affected rows.

  • Stored Procedure
  • INSERT statement
  • UPDATE statement
  • DELETE statement
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Dapper - Execute Example
string sql = "INSERT INTO Customers (CustomerName) Values (@CustomerName);";

using (var connection = new SqlCeConnection("Data Source=SqlCe_W3Schools.sdf"))
{
      var affectedRows = connection.Execute(sql, new {CustomerName = "Mark"});

      Console.WriteLine(affectedRows);
   
      var customer = connection.Query<Customer>("Select * FROM CUSTOMERS WHERE CustomerName = 'Mark'").ToList();
   
      FiddleHelper.WriteTable(customer);
}
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Dapper - Query

Execute a query and map the result.

Dapper - Query Example
string sql = "SELECT TOP 10 * FROM OrderDetails";

using (var connection = new SqlCeConnection("Data Source=SqlCe_W3Schools.sdf"))
{
      var orderDetails = connection.Query<OrderDetail>(sql).ToList();
      
      FiddleHelper.WriteTable(orderDetails);
}
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Dapper - Parameters

Use parameter in your Dapper query.

Dapper - Parameter Example
string sql = "INSERT INTO Customers (CustomerName) Values (@CustomerName);";

using (var connection = new SqlCeConnection("Data Source=SqlCe_W3Schools.sdf"))
{

      var affectedRows = connection.Execute(sql, new {CustomerName = "Mark"});

      Console.WriteLine(affectedRows);
   
      var customer = connection.Query<Customer>("Select * FROM CUSTOMERS WHERE CustomerName = 'Mark'").ToList();
      
      FiddleHelper.WriteTable(customer);
}
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Dapper - Result

Map the query result to different types.

Dapper - Result Example
string sql = "SELECT TOP 10 * FROM OrderDetails";

using (var connection = new SqlCeConnection("Data Source=SqlCe_W3Schools.sdf"))
{   
      var orderDetails = connection.Query<OrderDetail>(sql).ToList();

      Console.WriteLine(orderDetails.Count);
      
      FiddleHelper.WriteTable(orderDetails);
}
Try it

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