Public Sub EmployeeUpdating(ByVal source As Object, ByVal e As ObjectDataSourceMethodEventArgs)
    Dim dcs As New DataContractSerializer(GetType(Employee))
    Dim xmlData As String
    Dim reader As XmlReader
    Dim originalEmployee As Employee

    xmlData = ViewState("OriginalEmployee").ToString()
    reader = XmlReader.Create(New StringReader(xmlData))
    originalEmployee = CType(dcs.ReadObject(reader), Employee)
    reader.Close()

    e.InputParameters.Add("originalEmployee", originalEmployee)
End Sub

Public Sub EmployeeSelected(ByVal source As Object, ByVal e As ObjectDataSourceStatusEventArgs)
    If e.ReturnValue IsNot Nothing Then
        Dim dcs As New DataContractSerializer(GetType(Employee))
        Dim sb As New StringBuilder()
        Dim writer As XmlWriter
        writer = XmlWriter.Create(sb)
        dcs.WriteObject(writer, e.ReturnValue)
        writer.Close()

        ViewState("OriginalEmployee") = sb.ToString()
    End If
End Sub

Public Class EmployeeLogic
    Public Shared Function GetFullNamesAndIDs() As Array
        Dim ndc As New NorthwindDataContext()

        Dim employeeQuery = _
            From e In ndc.Employees _
            Order By e.LastName _
            Select FullName = e.FirstName + " " + e.LastName, EmployeeID = e.EmployeeID

        Return employeeQuery.ToArray()
    End Function

    Public Shared Function GetEmployee(ByVal empID As Integer) As Employee

        If (empID < 0) Then
            Return Nothing
        Else
            Dim ndc As New NorthwindDataContext()
            Dim employeeQuery = _
                From e In ndc.Employees _
                Where e.EmployeeID = empID _
                Select e

            Return employeeQuery.Single()
        End If
    End Function

    Public Shared Sub UpdateEmployeeAddress(ByVal originalEmployee As Employee, ByVal address As String, ByVal city As String, ByVal postalcode As String)

        Dim ndc As New NorthwindDataContext()
        ndc.Employees.Attach(originalEmployee, False)
        originalEmployee.Address = address
        originalEmployee.City = city
        originalEmployee.PostalCode = postalcode
        ndc.SubmitChanges()
    End Sub
End Class