Murach's C# 2008
How to use LINQ

In this chapter, you'll learn the basic skills for using a new 2008 feature called LINQ. LINQ provides a way for you to query a data source using constructs that are built into the C# language. That way, you can use the same language to access a variety of data sources, from databases to arrays to XML files.
Chapter 23 How to use LINQ
Basic concepts for working with LINQ 696
How LINQ is implemented 696
Advantages of using LINQ 696
The three stages of a query operation 698
How to code a LINQ query 700
How to identify the data source for a query 700
How to filter the results of a query 702
How to sort the results of a query 704
How to select fields from a query 706
How to join data from two or more data sources 708
A Customer Invoice application that uses generic lists 710
The user interface 710
The code for the form 712
A Customer Invoice application that uses a typed dataset 714
The dataset schema 714
The code for the form 716


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