December 2012
Intermediate to advanced
612 pages
14h 4m
English
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CHAPTER 12
Linq in C#
This chapter will discuss the Language Integrated Query (Linq) in .NET and explore in detail the extension methods defined in the Enumerable class that are provided to do the Linq operation using C#. First, you will learn the basics of Linq and then examine the behind-the-scenes operations of each of the extension methods provided in the Enumerable class. Based on their delegate-based query syntax, you will learn the internal implementation of these extension methods using the help of ildasm.exe and .NET Reflector tool.
First Look into Linq in .NET
In .NET, any data structure that implements IEnumerable<T> from the System.Collections.Generic ...