LINQ Reference Documentation

The LINQ documentation created by Microsoft is available both inside Visual Studio, and for free via the MSDN library found on the WEB. Here are some important pages from that documentation that can help you navigate through the online reference material that Microsoft has prepared for LINQ developers:

· The Root MSDN Library Page: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/default.aspx

· .NET Development: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa139615.aspx

· .NET Framework 3.5: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/w0x726c2.aspx

· System.Linq: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.linq.aspx

· System.Data.Linq: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.data.linq.aspx

· System.Xml.Linq: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.xml.linq.aspx

· Code Generation: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb399400.aspx

· More on Joins: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb311040.aspx

· For more information on the operators, see the section of the online help called “The .NET Standard Query Operators.” It is written by Anders Hejlsberg and Mads Torgersen. The URL is https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb394939.aspx

I would not suggest using these references materials as a primary means of learning LINQ. However, if you have a book or other guide to LINQ development, then this reference material can be a useful addendum to that text. If you understand in a general way how LINQ works, but need answers to detailed questions, the links provided here may sometimes help you find answers.