Errata
The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released. If the error was corrected in a later version or reprint the date of the correction will be displayed in the column titled "Date Corrected".
The following errata were submitted by our customers and approved as valid errors by the author or editor.
Color key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update
Version | Location | Description | Submitted By | Date submitted | Date corrected |
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Printed, PDF | Page xxiii 3rd paragraph - "The Companion Website" |
The link provided: Note from the Author or Editor: |
Steven L Berntsen | Jun 26, 2012 | |
Printed, PDF, , Other Digital Version | Page 60 The sidebar. |
On page 60 there is a sidebar stating that OrderBy() is not stable, but that is not true, it is the only stable sort algorithm in the framework at all! Please see the msdn page on OrderBy(). Note from the Author or Editor: |
Nico Ludwig | Nov 13, 2011 | |
Printed, PDF, , Other Digital Version | Page 41 last section ("More About Query Syntax"), end of section. |
In the last sentence "When you use query syntax in conjunction with extension methods (as shown in Listing 2-17)..." the correct listing number is actually 2-18 (invoking the DefaultIfEmpty extension method). Note from the Author or Editor: |
Claudio Ghiggia | Aug 23, 2011 | |
Printed, PDF, , Other Digital Version | Page 7 last example of code |
the 3rd line, with the Where extension method, is terminated with a semicolon which terminates the query before its correct end (5th line) Note from the Author or Editor: |
Claudio Ghiggia | Aug 19, 2011 | |
Printed, PDF, , Other Digital Version | Page 33 1st paragraph |
The second sentence reads: "It can be used as an alternative to the from clause..." while it should be "...an alternative to the select clause..." see listing 2-9, just below the paragraph, containing both clauses ("from" and "group") and compare also with page 28, section "Full Query Syntax", 3rd line: "Every query starts ... and ends with either a select clause or a group clause. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Claudio Ghiggia | Aug 14, 2011 | |
Printed | Page 22 2nd Code C# Syntax |
This query corresponds to the following C# syntax: Note from the Author or Editor: |
Salman Farsi | Jun 07, 2011 | |
Page 376 1st paragraph |
"This particular kind of Imports syntax can be used to declare only an XML namespace with its prefix; you cannot use it to declare a default XML namespace without a prefix." Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Dec 15, 2010 |