ASP.NET 4 Unleashed

Summary

We covered a lot of material over the course of this chapter. In the first part, we discussed all the features of C# and VB.NET used to support LINQ, such as anonymous types, extension methods, and lambda expressions.

Next, we discussed LINQ to SQL entities. You learned how to build entities that represent your database objects both by hand and by using the LINQ to SQL Designer. We also briefly examined the LinqDataSource control.

In the following part, we discussed how you can perform basic database operations with LINQ to SQL. For example, you learned how to select records, page through records, and cache records. You also learned how to insert, update, and delete database records with LINQ to SQL.

In the final part of this chapter, ...