Programming Microsoft LINQ

Description

Get comprehensive guidance for using the Microsoft Language Integrated Query (LINQ) Project - with in-depth insights from two experienced developers. Data-rich applications can be difficult to create because of the tremendous differences between query languages used to access data and the programming languages commonly used to write applications. This practical guide covers the intricacies of LINQ, a set of extensions to the Visual C# and Visual Basic programming languages. Instead of traversing different language syntaxes required for accessing data from relational and hierarchical data sources, developers will learn how to write queries natively in Visual C# or Visual Basic - helping reduce complexity and boost productivity. Written by two experienced developers with strong ties to the developer teams at Microsoft, this book describes the LINQ architecture and classes, details the new language features in both Visual C# and Visual Basic, and provides code samples in both languages.

CONTENTS:

DedicationForewordPrefaceIntroductionPart I: LINQ Foundations
* Chapter 1: LINQ Introduction
* Chapter 2: LINQ Syntax Fundamentals
* Chapter 3: LINQ to ObjectsPart II: LINQ to Relational Data
* Chapter 4: LINQ to SQL: Querying Data
* Chapter 5: LINQ to SQL: Managing Data
* Chapter 6: Tools for LINQ to SQL
* Chapter 7: LINQ to DataSet
* Chapter 8: LINQ to EntitiesPart III: LINQ and XML
* Chapter 9: LINQ to XML: Managing the XML Infoset
* Chapter 10: LINQ to XML: Querying NodesPart IV: Advanced LINQ
* Chapter 11: Inside Expression Trees
* Chapter 12: Extending LINQ
* Chapter 13: Parallel LINQ
* Chapter 14: Other LINQ ImplementationsPart V: Applied LINQ
* Chapter 15: LINQ in a Multitier Solution
* Chapter 16: LINQ and ASP.NET
* Chapter 17: LINQ and WPF/Silverlight
* Chapter 18: LINQ and the Windows Communication FoundationPart VI: Appendixes
* ADO.NET Entity Framework
* C# 3.0: New Language Features
* Visual Basic 2008: New Language Features