SELECT 
[Extent1].[Id] AS [Id], 
[Extent1].[Body] AS [Body], 
[Extent1].[ReplyId] AS [ReplyId]
FROM [dbo].[BlogComments] AS [Extent1]

Dim query = db.table.Where(Function(q) New person With{.id=q.idfield,.fname=q.namefield})

        public override string[] GetRolesForUser(string username)
        {
            var cacheKey = string.Format("{0}:{1}", username, ApplicationName);
            var cache = HttpContext.Current.Cache;
            var roles = cache[cacheKey] as string[];
            if (null == roles)
            {              
                using (var db = new Uas3Context())
                {
                    var u = new EfStudentService(db);
                    roles=u.GetUserRoles(username);
                    cache.Insert(cacheKey, roles, null, Cache.NoAbsoluteExpiration, Cache.NoSlidingExpiration);                    
                }
            }
            return roles;
        }

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
using System.Drawing.Imaging;
using System.IO;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Threading;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using Acrobat; //Add a Com Object ref. to "Adobe Acrobat 10.0 Type Library" => Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 10.0\Acrobat\acrobat.tlb
using Microsoft.Win32;

namespace PdfThumbnail.Lib
{
    public static class PdfToImage
    {
        const string AdobeObjectsErrorMessage = "Failed to create the PDF object.";
        const string BadFileErrorMessage = "Failed to open the PDF file.";
        const string ClipboardError = "Failed to get the image from clipboard.";
        const string SdkError = "This operation needs the Acrobat SDK(http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/downloads.html), which is combined with the full version of Adobe Acrobat.";

        public static byte[] PdfPageToPng(string pdfFilePath, int thumbWidth = 600, int thumbHeight = 750, int pageNumber = 0)
        {
            byte[] imageData = null;
            runJob((pdfDoc, pdfRect) =>
                {
                    imageData = pdfPageToPng(thumbWidth, thumbHeight, pageNumber, pdfDoc, pdfRect);
                }, pdfFilePath);
            return imageData;
        }

        public static void AllPdfPagesToPng(Action<byte[], int, int> dataCallback, string pdfFilePath, int thumbWidth = 600, int thumbHeight = 750)
        {
            runJob((pdfDoc, pdfRect) =>
                {
                    var numPages = pdfDoc.GetNumPages();
                    for (var pageNumber = 0; pageNumber < numPages; pageNumber++)
                    {
                        var imageData = pdfPageToPng(thumbWidth, thumbHeight, pageNumber, pdfDoc, pdfRect);
                        dataCallback(imageData, pageNumber + 1, numPages);
                    }
                }, pdfFilePath);
        }

        static void runJob(Action<CAcroPDDoc, CAcroRect> job, string pdfFilePath)
        {
            if (!File.Exists(pdfFilePath))
                throw new InvalidOperationException(BadFileErrorMessage);

            var acrobatPdfDocType = Type.GetTypeFromProgID("AcroExch.PDDoc");
            if (acrobatPdfDocType == null || !isAdobeSdkInstalled)
                throw new InvalidOperationException(SdkError);

            var pdfDoc = (CAcroPDDoc)Activator.CreateInstance(acrobatPdfDocType);
            if (pdfDoc == null)
                throw new InvalidOperationException(AdobeObjectsErrorMessage);

            var acrobatPdfRectType = Type.GetTypeFromProgID("AcroExch.Rect");
            var pdfRect = (CAcroRect)Activator.CreateInstance(acrobatPdfRectType);

            var result = pdfDoc.Open(pdfFilePath);
            if (!result)
                throw new InvalidOperationException(BadFileErrorMessage);

            job(pdfDoc, pdfRect);

            releaseComObjects(pdfDoc, pdfRect);
        }

        public static byte[] ResizeImage(this Image image, int thumbWidth, int thumbHeight)
        {
            var srcWidth = image.Width;
            var srcHeight = image.Height;
            using (var bmp = new Bitmap(thumbWidth, thumbHeight, PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb))
            {
                using (var gr = Graphics.FromImage(bmp))
                {
                    gr.SmoothingMode = SmoothingMode.HighQuality;
                    gr.PixelOffsetMode = PixelOffsetMode.HighQuality;
                    gr.CompositingQuality = CompositingQuality.HighQuality;
                    gr.InterpolationMode = InterpolationMode.High;

                    var rectDestination = new Rectangle(0, 0, thumbWidth, thumbHeight);
                    gr.DrawImage(image, rectDestination, 0, 0, srcWidth, srcHeight, GraphicsUnit.Pixel);

                    using (var memStream = new MemoryStream())
                    {
                        bmp.Save(memStream, ImageFormat.Png);
                        return memStream.ToArray();
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        static bool isAdobeSdkInstalled
        {
            get
            {
                return Registry.ClassesRoot.OpenSubKey("AcroExch.PDDoc", writable: false) != null;
            }
        }

        private static Bitmap pdfPageToBitmap(int pageNumber, CAcroPDDoc pdfDoc, CAcroRect pdfRect)
        {
            var pdfPage = (CAcroPDPage)pdfDoc.AcquirePage(pageNumber);
            if (pdfPage == null)
                throw new InvalidOperationException(BadFileErrorMessage);

            var pdfPoint = (CAcroPoint)pdfPage.GetSize();

            pdfRect.Left = 0;
            pdfRect.right = pdfPoint.x;
            pdfRect.Top = 0;
            pdfRect.bottom = pdfPoint.y;

            pdfPage.CopyToClipboard(pdfRect, 0, 0, 100);

            Bitmap pdfBitmap = null;
            var thread = new Thread(() =>
            {
                var data = Clipboard.GetDataObject();
                if (data != null && data.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.Bitmap))
                    pdfBitmap = (Bitmap)data.GetData(DataFormats.Bitmap);
            });
            thread.SetApartmentState(ApartmentState.STA);
            thread.Start();
            thread.Join();

            Marshal.ReleaseComObject(pdfPage);

            return pdfBitmap;
        }

        private static byte[] pdfPageToPng(int thumbWidth, int thumbHeight, int pageNumber, CAcroPDDoc pdfDoc, CAcroRect pdfRect)
        {
            var pdfBitmap = pdfPageToBitmap(pageNumber, pdfDoc, pdfRect);
            if (pdfBitmap == null)
                throw new InvalidOperationException(ClipboardError);

            var pdfImage = pdfBitmap.GetThumbnailImage(thumbWidth, thumbHeight, null, IntPtr.Zero);
            // (+ 7 for template border)
            var imageData = pdfImage.ResizeImage(thumbWidth + 7, thumbHeight + 7);
            return imageData;
        }

        private static void releaseComObjects(CAcroPDDoc pdfDoc, CAcroRect pdfRect)
        {
            pdfDoc.Close();
            Marshal.ReleaseComObject(pdfRect);
            Marshal.ReleaseComObject(pdfDoc);
        }
    }
}

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using PdfThumbnail.Lib;

namespace PdfThumbnail
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            var pdfPath = Application.StartupPath + @"\test.pdf";
            PdfToImage.AllPdfPagesToPng((pageImageData, pageNumber, numPages) =>
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Page {0}/{1}", pageNumber, numPages);
                    File.WriteAllBytes(string.Format("{0}\\page-{1}.png", Application.StartupPath, pageNumber), pageImageData);
                }, pdfPath);
        }
    }
}

A .NET guideline specifies that an application should never throw a NullReferenceException. However, many applications and libraries do. The NullReferenceException is the most common exception happening. That’s why C# 8 tries to get rid of it. With C# 8, reference types are not null be default. This is a big change, and a great feature. However, what about all the legacy code? Can old libraries be used with C# 8 applications, and can C# 7 applications make use of C# 8 libraries?

This article demonstrates how C# 8 allows mixing old and new assemblies. 

•  Lazy Loading
  
• Eager Loading
  
• Explicit Loading

private static void Query11()
{
    using (var context = new StoreDbContext())
    {
        var customer = context.Customers.First();

        Console.WriteLine("Customer Name: {0}, Customer Family: {1}", customer.Name, customer.Family);
        foreach (var order in customer.Orders)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("\t Order Date: {0}", order.Date);
        }
    }
}

context.Configuration.LazyLoadingEnabled = false;

private static void Query12()
{
    using (var context = new StoreDbContext())
    {
        var customers = context.Customers;
        foreach (var customer in customers)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Customer Name: {0}, Customer Family: {1}", customer.Name, customer.Family);
            foreach (var order in customer.Orders)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("\t Order Date: {0}", order.Date);
            }
        }
    }
}

private static void Query13()
{
    using (var context = new StoreDbContext())
    {
        var customers = context.Customers.Include(c => c.Orders);
        //var customers = context.Customers.Include("Orders");
        foreach (var customer in customers)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Customer Name: {0}, Customer Family: {1}", customer.Name, customer.Family);
            foreach (var order in customer.Orders)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("\t Order Date: {0}", order.Date);
            }
        }
}

context.OrderDetails.Include(o => o.Order.Customer)

context.Orders.Include(o => o.OrderDetail.Select(od => od.Product))

context.Orders.Include(o => o.Customer).Include(o => o.OrderDetail)

private static void Query14()
{
    using (var context = new StoreDbContext())
    {
        var customer = context.Customers.First(c => c.Family == "Jamshidi");

        context.Entry(customer).Collection(c => c.Orders).Load();

        foreach (var order in customer.Orders)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(order.Date);
        }
    }
}

private static void Query15()
{
    using (var context = new StoreDbContext())
    {
        var order = context.Orders.First();

        context.Entry(order).Reference(o => o.Customer).Load();

        Console.WriteLine(order.Customer.FullName);
    }
}

if (context.Entry(order).Reference(o => o.Customer).IsLoaded)
    context.Entry(order).Reference(o => o.Customer).Load();

private static void Query16()
{
    using (var context = new StoreDbContext())
    {
        var customer = context.Customers.First(c => c.Family == "Jamshidi");

        IQueryable<Order> query = context.Entry(customer).Collection(c => c.Orders).Query();

        var order = query.First();
    }
}

namespace CS8Tests;

public class InterceptorsSample
{
    public string GetText(string text)
    {
        return $"{text}, World!";
    }
}

namespace System.Runtime.CompilerServices;

[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Method, AllowMultiple = true, Inherited = false)]
public sealed class InterceptsLocationAttribute : Attribute
{
    public InterceptsLocationAttribute(string filePath, int line, int character)
    {
    }
}

using CS8Tests;

var example = new InterceptorsSample();
var text = example.GetText("Hello");
Console.WriteLine(text); //Hello, World!

using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;

namespace CS8Tests;

public static class MyInterceptor
{
    [InterceptsLocation("C:\\Path\\To\\CS8Tests\\Program.cs", 4, 20)] 
    public static string InterceptorMethod(this InterceptorsSample example, string text)
    {
        return $"{text}, DNT!";
    }
}

 error CS9137: The 'interceptors' experimental feature is not enabled in this namespace. Add
'<InterceptorsPreviewNamespaces>$(InterceptorsPreviewNamespaces);CS8Tests</InterceptorsPreviewNamespaces>'
to your project.

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
    <!--<NoWarn>Test001</NoWarn>-->
    <InterceptorsPreviewNamespaces>$(InterceptorsPreviewNamespaces);CS8Tests</InterceptorsPreviewNamespaces>
  </PropertyGroup>
</Project>

Hello, DNT!

using CS8Tests;
using System;
using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;

[CompilerGenerated]
internal class Program
{
  private static void <Main>$(string[] args)
  {
    Console.WriteLine(new InterceptorsSample().InterceptorMethod("Hello"));
  }

  public Program()
  {
    base..ctor();
  }
}

app.MapGet("/products", handler: (int? page, int? pageLength, MyDb db) => { ... })