Visual Basic® 2012 Unleashed, Second Edition

Chapter 23. LINQ to Objects

In This Chapter

• Introducing LINQ to Objects

• Querying in Memory Objects

• Introducing Standard Query Operators

LINQ changes the way you write code. This is something that you will often hear when talking about LINQ. It provides the ability to query different data sources and take advantage of the same syntax, background compiler, IntelliSense, and Common Language Runtime (CLR) control with its intuitive programming model. LINQ’s syntax is so straightforward that you become familiar with the technology quickly. In this chapter you learn about LINQ to Objects, which is the starting point of every LINQ discussion. You see how easy querying .NET objects, such as in-memory collections, is. In the next chapters, you’ll ...