What this book covers

Chapter 1, Introducing the ADO.NET Entity Framework, is an introduction to the basics of the ADO.NET Entity Framework (EF), its usefulness, features, and benefits.

Chapter 2, Getting Started, discusses how you can get started with EF, create an Entity Data Model (EDM), and write a program to query data.

Chapter 3, Entities, Relationships, and the Entity Data Model, gives a detailed explanation of entities, relationships, and each of the sections of the EDM.

Chapter 4, Working with Stored Procedures in the Entity Data Model, provides a sample application that illustrates how to perform CRUD operations against the EDM.

Chapter 5, Working with Entity Client and Entity SQL, discusses the Entity SQL query language and how to work with the Entity Client provider.

Chapter 6, Working with LINQ to Entities, includes a detailed discussion on LINQ to Entities with many code examples.

Chapter 7, Working with the Object Services Layer, provides a detailed discussion on the Object Services Layer and its helpful and useful features.

Chapter 8, Working with WCF Data Services, provides an introduction to WCF Data Services, the REST architectural paradigm, and how these can be used with the EDM to perform CRUD operations.

Appendix, Advanced Concepts, covers a few advanced concepts. These include: REST and REST-based service frameworks and OData. We would also explore the HTTP methods and the request and response codes. Lastly, we would take a look at the new features in Entity Framework 7.