LINQDOC
LINQDOC
LINQ is a uniform programming model for any kind of data access LINQ enables you to query and manipulate data independently of data sources
Its like a query language which can query any datasource LINQ also provides full type safety and compile time checking
LINQ can serve as a good entity for middle tier. So it will sit in between the UI and data access layer
Fig. Generalized query language that can work with any datasource
Using LINQ (Language Integrated Query) we can query any datasource using Visual Basic Language. LINQ consists of stmts that you can add into a program to select items from a collection based on various criteria Advantages of LINQ Easy to query data source by integrating query language with VB using same basic syntax Easy to develop applications that query a data source by IntelliSense,compile time Syntax checking & debugging support Used to query any datasource like objects, DB,XML VB keywords for working with LINQ Select, From, Where, Order by