Most queries in the introductory Language Integrated Query ([!INCLUDEvbteclinq]) documentation are written by using the LINQ declarative query syntax. However, the query syntax must be translated into ...

There are two types of LINQ queries: query syntax and method syntax. Query syntax resembles SQL and uses keywords like from, where, select, group, and join. Method syntax uses extension methods ...

The examples in this topic demonstrate how to use the xref:System.Linq.Enumerable.OrderBy%2A, xref:System.Linq.Enumerable.Reverse%2A, and xref:System.Linq.Enumerable.ThenBy%2A methods to query a ...

I got some feedback from readers of that column who use the LINQ method-based syntax (I used the SQL-like syntax in the column). This tip addresses that feedback by showing the method-based syntax, ...

Grouping in LINQ with Methods. Peter follows up -- yet again – on a column on how to group results with LINQ using the SQL-like syntax with the same solution using the method-based syntax. And, no, ...

Both LINQ to SQL and T-SQL have very similar syntax and command results. It is also easy to create the mapping files that are used. The second benefit is that LINQ to SQL derives from LINQ, which ...