In this article I will explain with an example, how to update data into database using Three Tier Architecture in ASP.Net using C# and VB.Net.
ADO.Net will be used to perform update operation in ASP.Net.
Note: The complete implementation of Three Tier Architecture is explained in my article Implement Three Tier Architecture in ASP.Net and it is required to be read first in order to understand this article.
 
 
Database
I have made use of the following table Customers with the schema as follows.
Update data into database using Three Tier Architecture in ASP.Net
 
I have already inserted few records in the table.
Update data into database using Three Tier Architecture in ASP.Net
 
Note: You can download the database table SQL by clicking the download link below.
         Download SQL file
 
 
Updating data into database in Three Tier Architecture
The complete implementation of Three Tier Architecture is explained in my article Implement Three Tier Architecture in ASP.Net and it is required to be read first in order to understand this article.
Data Transfer Object (DTO)
The Customer class consists of the following properties.
///<summary>
/// Customer Data Transfer Object.
///</summary>
public class Customer
{
    public int CustomerId { get; set; }
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public string Country { get; set; }
}
 
 
Data Layer (CustomerDL Class)
The CustomerDL class belongs to the Data Layer project and it consists of following method.
UpdateCustomer
This method accepts the Customer class object as parameter and the SQL query is generated and the parameter is passed as Dictionary object to the Execute method.
Finally, the Execute method returns the affected rows as scalar value.
public class CustomerDL
{
    ///<summary>
    /// Update Customer data.
    ///</summary>
    ///<param name="customer">Customer object.</param>
    ///<returns>RowsAffected object.</returns>
    public static int UpdateCustomer(Customer customer)
    {
        string sql = "UPDATE Customers SET Name=@Name, Country=@Country WHERE CustomerId=@CustomerId";
 
        Dictionary<string, object> parameters = new Dictionary<string, object>();
        parameters.Add("@CustomerId", customer.CustomerId);
        parameters.Add("@Name", customer.Name);
        parameters.Add("@Country", customer.Country);
        return sql.Execute(parameters);
    }
}
 
 
Business Layer (CustomerBL class)
The CustomerBL class belongs the Business Layer and it implements the InsertCustomer method which makes call to the InsertCustomer method of the Data Layer class.
public class CustomerBL : ICustomerBL
{
    ///<summary>
    /// Update Customer data.
    ///</summary>
    ///<param name="customer">Customer object.</param>
    ///<returns>RowsAffected object.</returns>
    public int UpdateCustomer(Customer customer)
    {
        return CustomerDL.UpdateCustomer(customer);
    }
}
 
 
Business Layer (ICustomerBL interface)
The interface implements the UpdateCustomer method of the CustomerBL class.
public interface ICustomerBL
{
    ///<summary>
    /// Update Customer data.
    ///</summary>
    ///<param name="customer">Customer object.</param>
    ///<returns>RowsAffected object.</returns>
    int UpdateCustomer(Customer customer);
}
 
 
Front End Layer
The Business Layer method will be called in the Front End layer.
 
HTML Markup
The HTML Markup consists of:
TextBox – For entering Id, Name and Country.
Button – Submitting the Form.
The Button has been assigned OnClick event handler.
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
    <tr>
        <td style="width: 60px">Id<br />
            <asp:TextBox ID="txtId" runat="server" Width="50px" />
        </td>
        <td style="width: 150px">Name<br />
            <asp:TextBox ID="txtName" runat="server" Width="140px" />
        </td>
        <td  style="width: 150px">Country:<br />
            <asp:TextBox ID="txtCountry" runat="server" Width="140px" />
        </td>
        <td style="width: 200px">
            <br />
            <asp:Button Text="Update" runat="server" OnClick="OnSubmit" />
        </td>
    </tr>
</table>
 
 
Namespaces
You will need to import the following namespaces.
C#
using DTO;
using Data_Layer;
 
VB.Net
Imports DTO
Imports Data_Layer
 
 
Button Click event
When Update button is clicked, an object of Customer class is created and the CustomerId, Name and Country values are fetched from their respective TextBoxes are set.
Then, the UpdateCustomer method is called using the ICustomerBL interface and the data of Customer is updated into the database using Three Tier Architecture.
Finally, based on whether record is updated or not, appropriate message is displayed in JavaScript Alert Message Box using RegisterStartupScript method.
C#
protected void OnSubmit(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    Customer customer = new Customer
    {
        CustomerId = Convert.ToInt32(txtId.Text),
        Name = txtName.Text,
        Country = txtCountry.Text
    };
    ICustomerBL customerBL = new CustomerBL();
 
    //Update Customer data.
    int rowsAffected = customerBL.UpdateCustomer(customer);
    if (rowsAffected > 0)
    {
        ClientScript.RegisterStartupScript(this.GetType(), "alert", "alert('Customer record updated.');", true);
    }
    else
    {
        ClientScript.RegisterStartupScript(this.GetType(), "alert", "alert('Customer not found.');", true);
    }
}
 
VB.Net
Protected Sub OnSubmit(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    Dim customer As Customer = New Customer With {
        .CustomerId = txtId.Text,
        .Name = txtName.Text,
        .Country = txtCountry.Text
    }
    Dim customerBL As ICustomerBL = New CustomerBL()
 
    'Update customer data.
    Dim rowsAffected As Integer = customerBL.UpdateCustomer(customer)
    If rowsAffected > 0 Then
        ClientScript.RegisterStartupScript(Me.GetType(), "alert", "alert('Customer record updated.');", True)
    Else
        ClientScript.RegisterStartupScript(Me.GetType(), "alert", "alert('Customer not found.');", True)
    End If
End Sub
 
 
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