Programming Microsoft Linq in .net 4

Programming Microsoft Linq in .net 4

<div><p><b>Dig into LINQ -- and transform the way you work with data.</b> </p><p>With LINQ, you can query data from a variety of sources -- including databases, objects, and XML files -- directly from Microsoft Visual Basic® or C#. Guided by data-access experts who've worked in depth with LINQ and the Microsoft development teams, you'll learn how .NET Framework 4 implements LINQ, and how to exploit it. Clear examples show you how to deliver your own data-access solutions faster and with leaner code. </p><p>Discover how to: </p><ul><li>Use LINQ to query databases, object collections, arrays, XML, Microsoft Excel® files, and other sources </li><li>Apply LINQ best practices to build data-enabled .NET applications and services </li><li>Manipulate data in a relational database with ADO.NET Entity Framework or LINQ to SQL </li><li>Read, write, and manage XML content more efficiently with LINQ to XML </li><li>Extend LINQ to support additional data sources by creating custom operators and providers </li><li>Examine other implementations, such as LINQ to SharePoint® </li><li>Use LINQ within the data, business, and service layers of a distributed application </li><li>Get code samples on the Web </li></ul></div>