LINQPad is a software utility targeted at
.NET Framework and
.NET Core development. It is used to interactively query SQL databases (among other data sources such as
OData
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or
WCF Data Services) using
LINQ
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Members
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Current
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, as well as interactively writing
C# code without the need for an
IDE. This expands its use to a general "test workbench" where C# code can be quickly prototyped outside of
Visual Studio
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. It can also be used to write code in the VB.NET, SQL and F# languages.
This product is
freemium
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, keeping the C# auto-complete feature disabled until the user purchases a license.
LINQPad supports the following LINQ dialects:
* Entity Framework
* LINQ to Objects
* LINQ to SQL
* LINQ to XML
References
External links
*
LINQPad Extensions
.NET programming tools
Windows software
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