List of Figures

Chapter 1. Introducing LINQ

Figure 1.1. LINQ building blocks, LINQ providers, and data sources that can be queried using LINQ

Figure 1.2. LINQ as language extensions and as a gateway to several data sources

Figure 1.3. How simple objects can be mapped to a database model. The mapping is not trivial due to the differences between the object-oriented and the relational paradigms.

Figure 1.4. .NET applications and data sources are different worlds. The concepts used in object-oriented programming are different from the concepts used with relational databases and XML.

Chapter 2. C# and VB.NET language enhancements

Figure 2.1. Structure of a lambda expression in C#

Figure 2.2. Structure of a lambda expression in VB.NET

Figure 2.3. IntelliSense displays extension methods with a specific icon in addition to instance methods.

Figure 2.4. Sample anonymous type produced by the compiler, as displayed by .NET Reflector

Chapter 3. LINQ building blocks

Figure 3.1. The language extensions all in one picture

Figure 3.2. A LINQ query represented as a factory where query operators are machines and sequences are the material.

Figure 3.3. C# query expression syntax

Figure 3.4. VB.NET query expression syntax

Figure 3.5. Graphical view of an expression tree

Chapter 4. Getting familiar with LINQ to Objects

Figure 4.1. Object model for the running example

Figure 4.2. Database schema for the running example

Figure 4.3. Creating a new ASP.NET web site

Figure 4.4. Default content for a web site