XML is a language that provides a way to standardize the way in which we structure data via a metalanguage.
The System.Xml namespace defines the built-in classes that allow you to control and manipulate XML. Table 22-1 describes these classes.
|
Class |
Description |
|---|---|
|
XmlTextReader |
Provides, fast, noncached, forward-only access to XML |
|
XmlNodeReader |
Reads a given DOM node |
|
XmlValidatingReader |
Provides DTD, XDR, and XSD schema validation |
|
XmlTextWriter |
Provides fast-forward-only way to create XML |
|
XmlDocument |
Implements an XML document |
|
XmlDataDocument |
Provides an XML document that can be associated with a DataSet |
|
XmlPathDocument |
Provides a fast cache for processing an XML document for XSLT |