Though Language INtegrated Query provides a revolutionary way to write code in C# 3.0 and Visual Basic 9, it is powerless without several enabling language features and libraries. This session will explore the technologies that make LINQ possible and show how you can use the same techniques to make LINQ work for you. Presented Aug. 28 & 29, 2009 at St. Louis Day of .NET

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Imports System.Runtime.CompilerServices
Module StringExtensions
<Extension()> _
Public Sub Print(ByVal aString As String)
Console.WriteLine(aString)
End Sub
End Module
Dim hello = "Hello from StringExtensions"
hello.Print()

8.  this
static void ForEach<T>(this IEnumerable<T> source, Action<T> action)
{
foreach (T o in source)
action(o);
}
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delegate void Action();
delegate void Action<T>(T arg);
delegate void Action<T1, T2>(T1 arg1, T2 arg2);
delegate TResult Func<TResult>();
delegate TResult Func<T, TResult>(T arg);
delegate TResult Func<T1, T2, TResult>(T1 arg1, T2 arg2);

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delegate string MyDelegate(int i);
static string MyMethod(int i) { … }
MyDelegate del1 = new MyDelegate(MyMethod); // C# 1.0
MyDelegate del2 = delegate(int i) { … }; // C# 2.0
MyDelegate del3 = MyMethod; // C# 2.0
MyDelegate del4 = (int i) => { … }; // C# 3.0
Func<int, string> del5 = i => { … }; // C# 3.0
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Expression<Func<int, int>> inc = (a => a + 1);
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ParameterExpression CS$a;
Expression<Func<int, int>> inc =
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Expression.Add(
CS$a = Expression.Parameter(typeof(int), "a"),
Expression.Constant(1, typeof(int))),
new ParameterExpression[] { CS$a });

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var names = from s in Students
where s.Age % 2 == 0
orderby s.Name descending
select s.Name;
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IEnumerable<string> names =
Students.Where(s => s.Age % 2 == 0)
.OrderByDescending(s => s.Name)
.Select(s => s.Name);

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from x1 in e1
join x2 in e2 on k1 equals k2
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e2 , x1 => k1 , x2 => k2 , (x1 , x2) => new { x1 , x2 })
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o Equals() GetHashcode()
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from x1 in e1
join x2 in e2 on k1 equals k2 into j
from xj in j . DefaultIfEmpty()
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o IEnumerable<T>
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from x1 in e1
from x2 in e2
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from * in ( e1 ) . SelectMany(
x1 => e2 , ( x1 , x2 ) => new { x1 , x2 } )
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AsEnumerable(this DataTable source)
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o foreach
from MyType obj in MyArrayList
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o IQueryable<T>
public interface IQueryable : IEnumerable
{
Type ElementType { get; }
Expression Expression { get; }
IQueryProvider Provider { get; }
}
public interface IQueryable<T> :
IEnumerable<T>, IQueryable, IEnumerable
{ }

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public interface IQueryProvider
{
IQueryable CreateQuery(Expression expression);
IQueryable<TElement>
CreateQuery<TElement>(Expression expression);
object Execute(Expression expression);
TResult Execute<TResult>(Expression expression);
}

48. public static TSource First<TSource>(
this IQueryable<TSource> source)
{
return source.Provider.Execute<TSource>(
Expression.Call(null,
((MethodInfo) MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod())
.MakeGenericMethod(new Type[] { typeof(TSource) }),
new Expression[] { source.Expression }
)
);
}

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