Xml in .NET

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Xml in .NET
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Microsoft .NET Framework
XML Web Services
Web Forms
Windows Forms
ASP.NET
C VB.NET J C
Data and XML Classes
Base Framework Classes
Common Language Runtime
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System.Xml Namespace

• XmlNode
• XmlElement
• XmlAttribute
• XmlDocument
• XmlCDataSection
• XmlText
• XmlNamespaceManager
• XmlDataDocument
• XmlValidatingReader
• XslTransform (found in the System.Xml.Xsl
  namespace)

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Xml Serialization

• Serialize/Deserialize objects to and from Xml
• Store objects as strings (useful for persisting
  object state in stateless environments like
  ASP.NET)
• Retrieve Xml from data source and load into
  objects easily
• Very useful in Web Services for preparing to be
  passed back and forth over the Internet or an
  intranet

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Other Xml Uses in .NET

• ADO.NET DataSets
• Configuration Files
• Heavily used in Web Services