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Daniel T.
Daniel T.

Reputation: 38370

What is the difference between LINQ to Entities and the Entity Framework?

Simple question: What is the difference between LINQ to Entities and the Entity Framework? Up until now, I thought that both were different names to describe the same query, but I'm starting to get the feeling that it's not.

Upvotes: 3

Views: 1011

Answers (2)

Bryan Matthews
Bryan Matthews

Reputation: 1136

The entity framework is an ORM. Linq to Entities adds LINQ support for the entity framework. So, AFAIK its a nice-to-have if you're using the entity framework.

Upvotes: 1

TGnat
TGnat

Reputation: 4001

I guess that Linq To Entities would be the particular subset of Linq that is implemented by the Entity Framework.

The Entity Framework covers all of the entity stuff such as:

  • Entity Designer
  • ESQL
  • L2E
  • Etc...

Upvotes: 0

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