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LINQ in Action
About this book
LLINQ, Language INtegrated Query, is a new extension to the Visual Basic and C# programming languages designed to simplify data queries and database interaction. It addreses O/R mapping issues by making query operations like SQL statements part of the programming language. It also offers built-in support for querying in-memory collections like arrays or lists, XML, DataSets, and relational databases. LINQ in Action is a fast-paced, comprehensive tutorial for professional developers. This book explores what can be done with LINQ, shows how it works in an application, and addresses the emerging best practices. It presents the general purpose query facilities offered by LINQ in the upcoming C# 3.0 and VB.NET 9.0 languages. A running example introduces basic LINQ concepts. You'll then learn to query unstructured data using LINQ to XML and relational data with LINQ to SQL. Finally, you'll see how to extend LINQ for custom applications. LINQ in Action will guide you along as you explore this new world of lambda expressions, query operators, and expression trees. As well, you'll explore the new features of C# 3.0, VB.NET 9.0. The book is very practical, anchoring each new idea with running code. Whether you want to use LINQ to query objects, XML documents, or relational databases, you will find all the information you need to get startedBut LINQ in Action does not stop at the basic code. This book also shows you how LINQ can be used for advanced processing of data, including coverage of LINQ's extensibility, which allows querying more data sources than those supported by default. All code samples are built on a concrete business case. The running example, LinqBooks, is a personal book cataloging system that shows you how to create LINQ applications with Visual Studio 2008. Purchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book.
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Table of contents
- Copyright
- Brief Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About This Book
- Part 1. Getting started
- Chapter 1. Introducing LINQ
- Chapter 2. C# and VB.NET language enhancements
- Chapter 3. LINQ building blocks
- Part 2. Querying objects in memory
- Chapter 4. Getting familiar with LINQ to Objects
- Chapter 5. Beyond basic in-memory queries
- Part 3. Querying relational data
- Chapter 6. Getting started with LINQ to SQL
- Chapter 7. Peeking under the covers of LINQ to SQL
- Chapter 8. Advanced LINQ to SQL features
- Part 4. Manipulating XML
- Chapter 9. Introducing LINQ to XML
- Chapter 10. Query and transform XML with LINQ to XML
- Chapter 11. Common LINQ to XML scenarios
- Part 5. LINQing it all together
- Chapter 12. Extending LINQ
- Chapter 13. LINQ in every layer
- Appendix. The standard query operators
- Resources
- Appendix. LINQ in Action
- Index
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Listings
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