LINQ for VB 2005

by Fabio Claudio Ferracchiati

Overview

Are you ready for the future of data access in .NET?

At the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC) 2005, Microsoft previewed a new technology, Language-Integrated Query (LINQ). It captured a lot of attention because it addressed the fundamental issue of merging object-oriented applications with relational data. The LINQ project team demonstrated how to use LINQ to query a variety of data sources, such as a SQL Server database, an XML file, and an array, and how to manage the data using an object-oriented approach.

Fabio Ferracchiati has written a comprehensive guide to the three main parts of the LINQ May 2006 CTP: managing in-memory data (LINQ to Objects), accessing relational databases (LINQ to ADO .NET), and manipulating XML documents (LINQ to XML). Each chapter offers many practical examples that you can try yourself with the downloadable source code. You'll quickly learn everything you want and need to know about LINQ by actually using LINQ.

The future of .NET data access is already here—and it's a very bright one!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781590598405
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	02/09/2007
Edition description:	1st ed.
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	7.52(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

A prolific writer on cutting-edge technologies, Fabio Claudio Ferracchiati has contributed to more than a dozen books on .NET, C#, Visual Basic, and ASP.NET. He is a .NET Microsoft Certified Solution Developer and lives in Milan, Italy. You can read his blog at Ferracchiati.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction.- LINQ to Objects.- LINQ to ADO.NET.- LINQ to XML.