Essential LINQ

Next, they show how LINQ integrates querying into C# as a "first-class citizen." Using realistic code examples, they show how LINQ provides a strongly typed, IntelliSense-aware technology for working with data from any source, including SQL databases, XML files, and generic data structures...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Calvert, Charles
Other Authors: Kulkarni, Dinesh
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Upper Saddle River, N.J. Addison-Wesley 2009
Series:Microsoft .NET development series
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Getting started
  • The essence of LINQ
  • C♯ 3.0 technical overview
  • Writing query expressions
  • Query operators
  • A quick tour of LINQ to SQL
  • Reading objects with LINQ to SQL
  • Modifying objects with LINQ to SQL
  • Using stored procedures and database functions with LINQ to SQL
  • Customizing entity persistence and adding business logic
  • LINQ to Entities overview
  • LINQ to XML : creation
  • Querying and editing XML
  • XML namespaces, transforms, and schema validation
  • Introduction to LINQ patterns and practices
  • LINQ everywhere
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: Tips for developers