The Adaptive Server ADO.NET Data Provider supports the Visual Studio Language-Integrated Query (LINQ), the expanded Entity Data Model (EDM) canonical functions defined in Entity Framework 4.0, and the Microsoft ADO.NET Entity Framework including its LINQ-to-SQL component.
Use of the LINQ Contains extension method. Contains maps to the SQL IN clause.
Creation of LINQ extension methods.
Creation of associations between entity classes.
One of the advantages of ADO.NET Entity Framework and LINQ is that these allow you to work with a conceptual model of a relational storage schema, thus decreasing development and maintenance efforts for data-oriented applications. To use Microsoft ADO.NET Entity Framework and LINQ, reference Sybase.AdoNet2.AseClient.dll or Sybase.AdoNet4.AseClient.dll.
For information about the ADO.NET Entity Framework and LINQ, see the Microsoft Developer Network at http://msdn.microsoft.com.