Intro to Linq (Microsoft Visual Studio 2008) Rory and Colin Linq = Language INtegrated Query Allow SQL-esqe query of C# objects ex: from foo in mycollection where foo.bar > 5 select foo.name Can also use functions like average, aggregate, and other SQL-type stuff on IEnumerable objects. Uses anonymous delegates, anonymous types IQueryable provider - Linq can be translated into SQL, Oracle, Amazon, ADO, and other interfaces. Resources: LinqPad - free tool for testing and building Linq queries Book: Linq in Action ScottGu's Blog |
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