Programming Microsoft LINQ in Microsoft .NET Framework 4

Preface;
Acknowledgments;
Introduction;
Who Is This Book For?;
Organization of This Book;
Conventions and Features in This Book;
System Requirements;
The Companion Website;
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Errata & Book Support;
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Part I: LINQ Foundations;
Chapter 1: LINQ Introduction;
1.1 What Is LINQ?;
1.2 Why Do We Need LINQ?;
1.3 How LINQ Works;
1.4 Language Integration;
1.5 LINQ Implementations;
1.6 Summary;
Chapter 2: LINQ Syntax Fundamentals;
2.1 LINQ Queries;
2.2 Query Keywords;
2.3 Deferred Query Evaluation and Extension Method Resolution;
2.4 Some Final Thoughts About LINQ Queries;
2.5 Summary;
Chapter 3: Linq to Objects;
3.1 Query Operators;
3.2 Conversion Operators;
3.3 Summary;
Part II: LINQ to Relational;
Chapter 4: Choosing Between LINQ to SQL and LINQ to Entities;
4.1 Comparison Factors;
4.2 When to Choose LINQ to Entities and the Entity Framework;
4.3 When to Choose LINQ to SQL;
4.4 Other Considerations;
4.5 Summary;
Chapter 5: LINQ to SQL: Querying Data;
5.1 Entities in LINQ to SQL;
5.2 Data Modeling;
5.3 Data Querying;
5.4 Thinking in LINQ to SQL;
5.5 Summary;
Chapter 6: LINQ to SQL: Managing Data;
6.1 CRUD and CUD Operations;
6.2 Database Interaction;
6.3 Databases and Entities;
6.4 Summary;
Chapter 7: LINQ to SQL: Modeling Data and Tools;
7.1 File Types;
7.2 SQLMetal;
7.3 Using the Object Relational Designer;
7.4 Summary;
Chapter 8: LINQ to Entities: Modeling Data with Entity Framework;
8.1 The Entity Data Model;
8.2 Associations and Foreign Keys;
8.3 Complex Types;
8.4 Inheritance and Conditional Mapping;
8.5 Modeling Stored Procedures;
8.6 POCO Support;
8.7 T4 Templates;
8.8 Summary;
Chapter 9: LINQ to Entities: Querying Data;
9.1 EntityClient Managed Providers;
9.2 LINQ to Entities;
9.3 ObjectQuery<T> and ObjectContext;
9.4 Query Performance;
9.5 Summary;
Chapter 10: LINQ to Entities: Managing Data;
10.1 Managing Entities;
10.2 Using ObjectStateManager and EntityState;
10.3 Managing Concurrency Conflicts;
10.4 Managing Transactions;
10.5 Detaching, Attaching, and Serializing Entities;
10.6 Using Self-Tracking Entities;
10.7 Summary;
Chapter 11: LINQ to DataSet;
11.1 Introducing LINQ to DataSet;
11.2 Using LINQ to Load a DataSet;
11.3 Using LINQ to Query a DataSet;
11.4 Summary;
Part III: LINQ to XML;
Chapter 12: LINQ to XML: Managing the XML Infoset;
12.1 Introducing LINQ to XML;
12.2 LINQ to XML Programming;
12.3 Reading, Traversing, and Modifying XML;
12.4 Summary;
Chapter 13: LINQ to XML: Querying Nodes;
13.1 Querying XML;
13.2 Understanding Deferred Query Evaluation;
13.3 Using LINQ Queries over XML;
13.4 Transforming XML with LINQ to XML;
13.5 Support for XSD and Validation of Typed Nodes;
13.6 Support for XPath and System.Xml.XPath;
13.7 Securing LINQ to XML;
13.8 Serializing LINQ to XML;
13.9 Summary;
Part IV: Advanced LINQ;
Chapter 14: Inside Expression Trees;
14.1 Lambda Expressions;
14.2 What Is an Expression Tree?;
14.3 Dissecting Expression Trees;
14.4 Visiting an Expression Tree;
14.5 Dynamically Building an Expression Tree;
14.6 Summary;
Chapter 15: Extending LINQ;
15.1 Custom Operators;
15.2 Specialization of Existing Operators;
15.3 Creating a Custom LINQ Provider;
15.4 Summary;
Chapter 16: Parallelism and Asynchronous Processing;
16.1 Task Parallel Library;
16.2 PLINQ;
16.3 Reactive Extensions for .NET;
16.4 Summary;
Chapter 17: Other LINQ Implementations;
17.1 Database Access and ORM;
17.2 Data Access Without a Database;
17.3 LINQ to Services;
17.4 LINQ for System Engineers;
17.5 Dynamic LINQ;
17.6 Other LINQ Enhancements and Tools;
17.7 Summary;
Part V: Applied LINQ;
Chapter 18: LINQ in a Multitier Solution;
18.1 Characteristics of a Multitier Solution;
18.2 LINQ to SQL in a Two-Tier Solution;
18.3 LINQ in an n-Tier Solution;
18.4 LINQ in the Business Layer;
18.5 Summary;
Chapter 19: LINQ Data Binding;
19.1 using LINQ with ASP.NET;
19.2 using LINQ with WPF;
19.3 using LINQ with Silverlight;
19.4 using LINQ with Windows Forms;
19.5 Summary;