在下例中，介绍了在VB.NET中使用MySqlDataAdapter类的方法：
Public Function SelectRows(dataSet As DataSet, connection As String, query As String) As DataSet
Dim conn As New MySqlConnection(connection)
Dim adapter As New MySqlDataAdapter()
adapter.SelectCommand = new MySqlCommand(query, conn)
adapter.Fill(dataset)
Return dataset
End Function