The LINQ to SQL object model
provides the fundamental elements for working with and managing relational
objects. It is via this model that a relational model is mapped to and expressed
in the developer's programming language.In the LINQ to SQL object model,
database commands are not issued against the database directly. As a developer,
you simply change values and execute methods within the confines of the object
model. LINQ to SQL then translates those changes or methods into the appropriate
SQL commands and funnels them through to the database to be executed. The
following table shows the relationship between the LINQ to SQL object model and
the corresponding relational model.
More described details are
showing below in table to map both objects and will help to understand the fact
that "how these object named as in their respective technology"
|
LINQ
to SQL Object |
Relational Object |
|
DataContext |
Database |
|
Entity class |
Table |
|
Class member |
Column |
|
Association |
Foreign-key
relationship |
|
|
|
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