LINQ in Windows Store App

Step 3 : The MainPage.xaml file is as in the following code:

Code :

<Page

x:Class="App1.MainPage"

IsTabStop="false"

xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"

xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"

xmlns:local="using:App17"

xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"

xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"

mc:Ignorable="d">

<Grid Background="Red">

<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>

<ColumnDefinition Width=".333*"></ColumnDefinition>

<ColumnDefinition Width=".233*"></ColumnDefinition>

<ColumnDefinition Width=".233*"></ColumnDefinition>

<ColumnDefinition Width=".333*"></ColumnDefinition>

</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>

<Grid.RowDefinitions>

<RowDefinition Height=".083*"></RowDefinition>

<RowDefinition Height=".033*"></RowDefinition>

<RowDefinition Height=".333*"></RowDefinition>

<RowDefinition Height=".133*"></RowDefinition>

<RowDefinition Height=".333*"></RowDefinition>

</Grid.RowDefinitions>

<TextBlock Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="3"

Text="LINQ in Metro Style Application" FontSize="30"

FontWeight="ExtraBold">

</TextBlock>

<TextBlock Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="1" Text="Title of the Book"

FontSize="20" FontWeight="ExtraBold">

</TextBlock>

<TextBlock Grid.Column="2" Grid.Row="1" Text="Releasing Date of the Book"

FontSize="20" FontWeight="ExtraBold">

</TextBlock>

<GridView x:Name="gridview1" FontSize="10" FontWeight="Bold" Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="2" >

</GridView>

<GridView x:Name="gridview2" FontSize="10" FontWeight="Bold" Grid.Column="2" Grid.Row="2" >

</GridView>

</Grid>

</Page>

Step 4 : Add the class Books.cs to our project to be used as the data source:

Code :

using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.Linq;

using System.Text;