Sams Teach Yourself the ADO.NET Entity Framework in 24 Hours

Description

The ADO.NET Entity Framework is radically different from earlier versions of ADO.NET: even experienced ADO.NET programmers will have to master completely new skillsets to make the most of it. When you do, however, you will be rewarded with remarkable power and flexibility in how you use data in your applications. In just 24 step-by-step lessons of one hour or less, Sams Teach Yourself the ADO.NET Entity Framework will help you start using the ADO.NET Entity Framework to solve real-world business problems. This friendly, accessible book covers the entire framework, without ever becoming overwhelming or intimidating. You will learn how to build and query entity data models; perform advanced querying with Entity SQL and LINQ to Entities; create relationships, stored procedures, and transactions; integrate with WinForms, ASP.NET, and WCF Services; and even use native views, multiple entity sets, and IPOCO. Step-by-step instructions walk you through your most common questions, issues, and tasks... Q and As, Quizzes, and Exercises help you test your knowledge... "Did You Know?" tips offer insider advice and shortcuts... and "Watch Out!" alerts help you avoid problems.

Sample Content

Table of Contents

Part 1: Creating and Querying an Entity Data Model
Hour 1: Learning Scenarios that Warrant the Entity Framework
Hour 2: Creating an Entity Data Model (14 Pages)
Hour 3: Querying with Entity SQL
Hour 4: Mapping Relationships
Hour 5: Querying with LINQ to Entities
Hour 6: Defining Advanced Mapping Relationships

Part II: Advanced Querying with Entity SQL and LINQ to Entities
Hour 7: Exploring Entity SQL Further
Hour 8: Mapping Many to Many Relationships s
Hour 9: Creating an Entity Data Model with EdmGen.exe
Hour 10: Writing Advanced Queries with LINQ to Entities
Hour 11: Updating Data with Entity SQL
Hour 12: Updating Data with LINQ to SQL

Part III: Exploring Relationships, Stored Procedures and Transactions
Hour 13: Using Stored Procedures and Transactions with the Entity Framework
Hour 14: Defining Inheritance Relationships
Hour 15: Using Referential Integrity Constraints
Hour 16: Tracking Entity Instances and Relationships with the ObjectStateManager

Part IV: WinForms, ASP.NET, and WCF Services
Hour 17: Databinding in WinForms and WPF
Hour 18: Programming ASP.NET with the Entity Framework
Hour 19: Spanning and Relationship Spanning
Hour 20: Using the Entity Framework for Services

Part V: Native Views, Multiple Entity Sets, and IPOCO
Hour 21: Using Directory Macros
Hour 22: Using Read-Only Native SQL Views
Hour 23: Using Multiple Entity Sets per Type
Hour 24: IPOCO

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