LINQ for Visual C# 2005 (FirstPress)

Every C# programmer needs to learn about LINQ (Language-Integrated Query), Microsoft’s breakthrough technology for simplifying and unifying data access from any data source. It is the first step into the future of .NET programming. This book is a short yet comprehensive guide to the major features of LINQ, which provide significant enhancements to the next versions of C#, .NET, and ADO.NET and are available today for production programming. There is no better source for getting a headstart on the future of these technologies than this book.

C# programmers of every level need to learn about LINQ (Language-Integrated Query), Microsoft's breakthrough technology for simplifying and unifying data access from any data source. With LINQ, you can write more elegant and flexible code, not just to access databases and files, but also to manipulate data structures and XML.

LINQ for Visual C# 2005 is a short, yet comprehensive guide to the major features of LINQ. It thoroughly covers LINQ to Objects, LINQ to SQL, LINQ to DataSet, and LINQ to XML. It also details significant enhancements to C#, .NET, and ADO.NET. The book also includes plenty of working examples to demonstrate LINQ in action. There is no better source than this book for getting a head start on the future of these technologies.

Table of Contents

1. LINQ to Objects
2. LINQ to ADO.NET
3. LINQ to XML