Professional ADO.NET 3.5 with LINQ and the Entity Framework

Introduction .........................................................................................................xxvii
Part I: Getting a Grip on ADO.NET 3.5
Chapter 1: Taking a New Approach to Data Access in ADO.NET 3.5 ..................3
Part II: Introducing Language Integrated Query
Chapter 2: Understanding LINQ Architecture and Implementation ...................63
Chapter 3: Executing LINQ Query Expressions with LINQ to Objects ...............91
Chapter 4: Working with Advanced Query Operators and Expressions ...........155
Part III: Applying Domain-Specific LINQ Implementations
Chapter 5: Using LINQ to SQL and the LinqDataSource.................................195
Chapter 6: Querying DataTables with LINQ to DataSet .................................243
Chapter 7: Manipulating Documents with LINQ to XML ................................267
Chapter 8: Exploring Third-Party and Emerging LINQ Implementations ..........317
Part IV: Introducing the ADO.NET Entity Framework
Chapter 9: Raising the Level of Data Abstraction with the
Entity Data Model ......................................................................357
Chapter 10: Defining Storage, Conceptual, and Mapping Layers ...................393
Chapter 11: Introducing Entity SQL .............................................................433
Part V: Implementing the ADO.NET Entity Framework
Chapter 12: Taking Advantage of Object Services and LINQ to Entities .........469
Chapter 13: Updating Entities and Complex Types .......................................503
Chapter 14: Binding Entities to Data-Aware Controls ...................................533
Chapter 15: Using the Entity Framework as a Data Source ...........................567
Index .........................................................................................................607