Pro LINQ Object Relational Mapping in C# 2008

Contents at a Glance

Contents

About the Author

About the Technical Reviewer

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Object-Relational Mapping Concepts

Getting Started with Object- Relational Mapping

Introduction to Object- Relational Mapping

Impedance Mismatch

Object Persistence

Basic ORM Approach

Summary

ORM Patterns and Domain- Driven Design

Domain- Driven Design

Object- Relational Patterns

Persistence Ignorance

Further Reading

Summary

LINQ to SQL Examined

Introduction to LINQ to SQL

What Is LINQ to SQL?

Understanding the Basics

Summary

Advanced LINQ to SQL

Debugging

Using Stored Procedures

Working with User- Defined Functions

Constructing Relationships, Joins, and Projections

Summary

Entity Framework Examined

Getting Started with the ADO. NET Entity Framework

What Is EF?

Exploring the Designer

Understanding the EDM

Using EDMGen

Summary

Using the ADO.NET Entity Framework

Object Services: LINQ to Entities

Compiled Queries

Summary

Advanced ADO.NET Entity Framework

Inheritance

Entity Client Provider

Stored Procedures

Summary

The Bank of Pluto Case Study

A Domain Model for the First Bank of Pluto

Requirements and Use Cases

The Model

Summary

Mapping the FBP

Creating Classes with the Object Relational Designer

Using Inheritance

Using Compiled Queries

Building a Foundation

Creating a Database

Working with Many- to- Many Relationships

Where to Go from Here

Summary

Mapping the Bank of Pluto with the ADO. NET Entity Framework

Persistence Ignorance/ Custom Objects

Mappings/ Database

Middle Tier/ Context Manager

Summary

Building on the Bank of Pluto Foundation

N-Tier Architecture

Why N- Tier?

DTOs

ASP. NET

Summary

LINQ to SQL, the Entity Framework, and Your Other Options

LTS vs. EF

Alternatives

Summary

Index