Professional LINQ -- About the Author -- Credits -- Introduction -- Who This Book Is For -- What This Book Covers -- What You Need to Use This Book -- Conventions -- Source Code -- Errata -- p2p.wrox.com -- Part I: Introduction to Project LINQ -- Chapter 1: Project LINQ -- LINQ Overview -- Standard Query Operators -- LINQ to XML Overview -- LINQ to SQL Overview -- Summary -- Chapter 2: A Look at Visual Studio 2008 -- Visual Studio 2008 -- Language-Specific LINQ Features -- Summary -- Chapter 3: LINQ Queries -- Introduction to LINQ Queries -- Query Syntax versus Method Syntax -- Using Query and Method Syntaxes -- Summary -- Chapter 4: LINQ Standard Query Operators -- Overview -- Standard Query Operators -- Putting Query Operators to Work -- Summary -- Part II: LINQ to XML -- Chapter 5: Understanding LINQ to XML -- LINQ to XML Overview -- LINQ to XML Programming Fundamentals -- LINQ to XML Programming Concepts -- LINQ to XML versus Other XML Technologies -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Programming with LINQ to XML -- Creating Trees -- Populating Trees from Text -- Querying XML Trees -- Modifying and Reshaping XML Trees -- Serializing XML Trees -- Namespaces -- Summary -- Chapter 7: LINQ to XML and Other LINQ Data Models -- SQL to XML -- XML to SQL -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Advanced LINQ to XML Programming Topics -- LINQ to XML Functional Construction -- LINQ to XML Annotations -- LINQ to XML Axis -- LINQ to XML Events -- Streaming XML Documents -- Streaming Large XML Documents -- Summary -- Chapter 9: LINQ to XML and Visual Basic . NET -- Creating XML -- Accessing XML -- Loading XML -- Manipulating XML Using the Parse Method -- LINQ to XML Visual Basic Example -- Summary -- Part III: LINQ to SQL -- Chapter 10: LINQ to SQL Overview -- Understanding LINQ to SQL -- LINQ to SQL Object Model -- Attribute-Based Mapping -- The Basics of Relational Data -- Summary.

Chapter 11: LINQ to SQL Queries -- Query Concepts -- DataContext -- Strongly Typed DataContext -- Data Manipulation -- Working with Objects -- Stored Procedures and User-Defined Functions -- Summary -- Chapter 12: Advanced Query Concepts -- Database Relationships -- Compiled Queries -- Remote versus Local Query Execution -- Deferred versus Immediate Data Loading -- Composite Keys -- Read-Only Data -- Summary -- Chapter 13: More about Entity Classes -- Tracking Entity Changes -- Submitting Entity Changes -- Concurrent Changes and Concurrency Conflicts -- Utilizing Transactions -- Summary -- Chapter 14: LINQ to DataSet -- Overview of LINQ to DataSet -- Creating a LINQ to DataSet Project -- Loading Data into a DataSet -- LINQ to DataSet Queries -- Data Binding -- Comparing DataRows -- Summary -- Chapter 15: Advanced LINQ to SQL Topics -- Object Relational Designer -- Extending O/R Designer-Generated Code -- Pluralization of Classes in the O/R Designer -- SQL Metal -- External Mapping -- Multi-Tier Operations -- N-Tier Best Practices -- Designer Example -- Summary -- Appendixes -- Appendix A: Case Study -- Appendix B: LINQ to Entities: The ADO.NET Entity Framework -- Overview -- Installing the ADO.NET Entity Framework -- ADO.NET Entity Framework Example -- Querying the Entity Data Model -- Working with Objects -- Entity Data Model Generator -- Appendix C: LINQ to XSD -- LINQ to XSD Overview -- Installing LINQ to XSD -- LINQ to XSD Example -- Mapping Rules -- LINQ to XSD-Generated API Class Methods -- Index.