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N-Tier: Begginer's guide in designing their application

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N-Tier
A great way to design your own application is to use the N-tier architecture.

This is just a simple tip that I will share and it is for you to check out.

Note: The following layers are exposed as different projects under one solution.

Object Layer: Create a class with properties:
C#
public class Person
{
   public string Firstname {get;set;}
   public string Lastname {get;set;}
   public int Age {get;set;}
}

Data Access Layer: The layer that interacts with database:

C#
public sealed class PersonDAL
{
   Person person = new Person();
   public static int GetAge(string firstname, string lastname)
   {
      try
      {
         SQLConnection sqlcon = new SQLConnection(ConfigurationManager
                                                      .ConnectionStrings["myDB"]
                                                      .ConnectionString);
         SQLCommand sqlcmd = new SQLCommand("SELECT age FROM Person_tb WHERE
                               firstname=@firstname AND lastname=@lastname",
                               sqlconn);
         sqlcmd.CommandType = CommandType.CommandText;
         sqlcmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@firstname", firstname);
         sqlcmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@lastname", lastname);
         sqlcon.Open();
         int retval = (int)sqlcmd.ExecuteScalar();
      }
      catch(Exception ex)
      {
         //Log ex
      }
      finally
      { 
         sqlcmd.Dispose();
         sqlcon.Close();
         sqlcon = null;
      }
   }
}

Business Logic Layer: The layer that serves as bridge for DAL and Application Layer:

C#
public sealed class PersonBLL
{
   public static int GetAge(string firstname, string lastname)
   {
      return PersonDAL.GetAge(firstname, lastname);
   }
}

Application/Presentation Layer: The layer where users input data:

C#
Person person = new Person();
person.Firstname = "Eduard";
person.Lastname = "Lu";

string firstname = person.Firstname;
string lastname = person.Lastname;

txtAge.Text = PersonBLL.GetAge(firstname, lastname).ToString();


There are still a lot of ways to optimize this one. You can add more layers which your application might be needing. For example, add a Utilities Layer wherein you can place your configuration/settings and your error/transaction logger. In my example, you can create a function that will return the connection string for your application to communicate with your database server.

Also, creating stored procedure is better than using command text. In my example, I used command text just to show you my query.

Message me if you have concerns. :)

License

This article, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)



Comments and Discussions

 
GeneralThat is really a a nice to understand example.could you plea... Pin
Yashar_Khan29-Nov-11 19:39
Yashar_Khan29-Nov-11 19:39 
GeneralReason for my vote of 5 5 from me as well. Pin
fjdiewornncalwe29-Nov-11 10:03
professionalfjdiewornncalwe29-Nov-11 10:03 
GeneralRe: thanks Marcus Pin
Eduard Lu29-Nov-11 19:57
Eduard Lu29-Nov-11 19:57 
GeneralReason for my vote of 5 Straight to the point. Just the way... Pin
Sainey29-Nov-11 9:30
Sainey29-Nov-11 9:30 
GeneralRe: thanks Sainey Pin
Eduard Lu29-Nov-11 19:57
Eduard Lu29-Nov-11 19:57 
GeneralI second what Reiss has noted. This is a very good tip, but ... Pin
fjdiewornncalwe28-Nov-11 6:24
professionalfjdiewornncalwe28-Nov-11 6:24 
GeneralRe: renamed. Thanks for the comments. Pin
Eduard Lu28-Nov-11 13:52
Eduard Lu28-Nov-11 13:52 
General<b>Eduard Lu wrote:The best way to design your own applicati... Pin
Reiss27-Nov-11 23:37
professionalReiss27-Nov-11 23:37 
Eduard Lu wrote:The best way to design your own application is to use the N-tier architecture - a very sweeping statement. In client - server apps this is often true, but the architecture used is dependant on what you are trying to achieve.
QuestionBeginner article Pin
Sean Botha27-Dec-11 9:36
Sean Botha27-Dec-11 9:36 
QuestionSimple and superb Pin
Suchi Banerjee, Pune29-Nov-11 14:34
Suchi Banerjee, Pune29-Nov-11 14:34 
AnswerRe: Simple and superb Pin
Eduard Lu30-Nov-11 14:20
Eduard Lu30-Nov-11 14:20 

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