Professional LINQ
Are you ready to revolutionize the way you can work with data?
This book shows you how to effectively utilize LINQ so that you can
query XML, SQLdatabases, ADO.NET DataSets, and other data sources,
and it also delvesdeeper into the technology to demonstrate how
LINQ can dramatically improve your applications.
Database pro Scott Klein first examines LINQ and Visual Studio®
2008, the language-specific features that support LINQ, as well as
LINQ queries and the LINQ standard query operators. He then shows
you how to program with LINQ to XML with both C# and Visual Basic®
and how to use LINQ to XML with other data models. Plus, he walks
you through LINQ to SQL queries, advanced query concepts, LINQ to
Entities, and LINQ to DataSets. All of this valuable insight will
provide you with powerful new tools so that you can easily extend
and access information in your databases.
What you will learn from this book
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Features of Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework that will
help you better understand LINQ
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The syntax to use when writing LINQ queries
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The concepts, techniques, and programming fundamentals necessary
to program with LINQ to XML
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How to use LINQ to XML with Visual Basic .NET
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All about LINQ to SQL queries and concepts
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Ways to work with the DataContext class and entity objects
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How to build applications using LINQ and associated LINQ
providers
Who this book is for
This book is for developers who want to learn about LINQ
and how it can benefit and enhance their applications.
Wrox Professional Guides are planned and
written by working programmers to meet the real-world needs of
programmers, developers, and IT professionals. Focused and
relevant, they address the issues technology professionals face
every day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert
education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do
a better job.