Let's take a look at how we can use LINQ to query data in our applications. The following code snippet illustrates how you can use LINQ to display the contents of an array:
String[] employees = {"Joydip", "Douglas", "Jini", "Piku", "Amal",
"Rama", "Indronil"};
var employeeNames = from employee in employees select employee;
foreach (var empName in employeeNames)
Response.Write(empName);Now, let's discuss how to use LINQ to query a generic list. Consider the following GenericEmployeeList list:
public List<String> GenericEmployeeList = new List<String>()
{
"Joydip", "Douglas", "Jini", "Piku",
"Rama", "Amal", "Indronil"
};You can use LINQ to query this list as shown in the following code snippet:
IEnumerable<String> employees = from emp in GenericEmployeeList
select emp;
foreach (string employee in employees)
{
Response.Write(employee);
}You can use conditions with your LINQ query as well. The following example...