XML

Summary

In this chapter, you’ve had a taste of ASP.NET’s XML features. The class libraries for interacting with XML are available to any .NET application, whether it’s a Windows application, web application, or a simple command-line tool. They provide one of the most fully featured toolkits for working with XML and other standards like XPath, XML Schema, and XSLT.

XML is a vast topic, and there is much more to cover, such as advanced navigation, search and selection techniques, validation, and serialization. But remember that you should only use XML where it’s warranted. XML is a great tool for persisting file-based data in a readable format, and sharing information with other application components and services. However, it doesn’t replace the core data management techniques you’ve seen in previous chapters.