Visual Basic 2015 Unleashed

Chapter 25. LINQ to DataSets

In This Chapter

Querying DataSets with LINQ

LINQ to DataSets’ Extension Methods

For many years DataSets have been the main data access technology for .NET developers, including Visual Basic programmers. Although the most recent versions of the .NET Framework introduced new object relational mapping technologies such as LINQ to SQL and ADO.NET Entity Framework, DataSets are still very diffused, especially in older applications. Because of this, Microsoft produced a LINQ standard provider that is specific for querying ...