What is SelectCommand in ADO.NET?

Select Command Property - This property is used to hold the SQL command that is used to retrieve data from the data source. The CommandText and Connection are properties of the Select Command propety. CommandType is also a property of Select Command. See example below...

Dim da as new SqlDataAdapter
da.SelectCommand = New SqlCommand( )
With da.SelectCommand
.Connection = objConnection
.CommandText = "select * from employees"
End With