LINQ For Dummies®

Contents at a Glance
Introduction ................................................................ 1
Part I: An Overview of LINQ ......................................... 7
Chapter 1: Getting to Know LINQ ....................................................................................9
Chapter 2: Creating Simple LINQ Queries .....................................................................23
Chapter 3: Considering the .NET Language Extensions ..............................................47
Chapter 4: Working with LINQ in Visual Basic .NET....................................................69
Chapter 5: Working with LINQ in Visual Studio 2005 ..................................................91
Part II: Using Standard LINQ to Technologies ............ 105
Chapter 6: LINQ to Object.............................................................................................107
Chapter 7: LINQ to DataSet ...........................................................................................133
Chapter 8: LINQ to SQL Server .....................................................................................157
Chapter 9: LINQ to XML ................................................................................................181
Part III: Extending LINQ to New Horizons .................. 211
Chapter 10: Using LINQ with Office 2007 ....................................................................213
Chapter 11: Advanced LINQ to SQL Server ................................................................233
Chapter 12: LINQ to Active Directory .........................................................................253
Chapter 13: Other LINQ to Strategies ..........................................................................271
Part IV: The Part of Tens .......................................... 299
Chapter 14: Ten Ways to Improve LINQ Development .............................................301
Chapter 15: Ten Ways to Reduce Application Support Costs ..................................321
Chapter 16: Ten LINQ Resources .................................................................................335
Index ...................................................................... 347