LINQ Training: Introduction to Language Integrated Query (LINQ)

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Course Number: 892
Duration: 2 days
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LINQ Training Overview

Accelebrate's Introduction to LINQ training classes teaches attendees how to use Language Integrated Query to query arrays, enumberable classes, relational databases, and a wide variety of other relational and object-based data sources.

NOTE: This course can be taught in VB and/or C#.

Location and Pricing

Most Accelebrate courses are taught on-site at our clients' locations worldwide for groups of 3 or more attendees and are customized to their specific needs. Please visit our client list to see organizations for whom we have recently delivered training. To receive a customized proposal and price quote, please contact us.

In addition, some courses are available as live, online classes for individuals. To see a schedule of online courses, please visit http://www.accelebrate.com/online_training/microsoft.htm.

LINQ Training Prerequisites

Prior experience developing applications in .NET 1.1 or 2.0 using C# or VB.NET

Hands-on/Lecture Ratio

This LINQ training class is 70% hands-on, 30% lecture, with the longest lecture segments lasting for 20 minutes.

LINQ Training Materials

All LINQ training students receive more than 200 pages of comprehensive courseware and a related textbook.

Software Needed on Each Student PC

Windows XP or Vista with at least 1GB RAM
Visual Studio 2008 (with SQL Server Express Enabled)

LINQ Training Objectives

Master new features in the latest releases of C# and/or VB.NET
Learn the fundamentals of the LINQ syntax and how to build queries in LINQ
Discover how to use LINQ to query relational databases
Understand how to use LINQ to query XML data sources

LINQ Training Outline

C# 3.0 / VB 9.0 Language Features

Implicit typing of local variables
Extension Methods
Object Initialization Syntax
Collection Initialization Syntax
Anonymous Types
Lambda Expressions

Introduction to LINQ

The Role and Scope of LINQ
Use of Extension Methods / Lambdas with LINQ
Core LINQ Assemblies / Namespaces / Project Types
Examining LINQ Query Operators
The Query Operator - LINQ type relationship
Building LINQ Query Expressions
LINQ Over Objects

LINQ to SQL (aka, DLINQ)

DLINQ-Centric Attributes and Types
The Role of Entity Classes
Creating Entity Classes using sqlmetal.exe / Visual Studio
The Role of the DataContext
Submitting Queries to Relational Databases
Invoking Stored Procedures

LINQ to XML (aka, XLINQ)

XLINQ-Centric Attributes and Types
Generating and persisting XML documents
XLINQ as a Better DOM
Navigation of XML data
Inserting, Updating, Deleting XML Content

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