3.4. Summary
You've seen that querying an XML document with LINQ to XML is easy and requires little more than knowledge of LINQ query syntax. You no longer have to be an expert in XML to handle XML data easily. You can focus on what you want to do rather than on how to do it!
Moreover, you've seen how LINQ to XML allows you to easily create XML documents and modify their contents.
We've reached the end of the chapter, as well as the end of the book. You've seen all the major features of a great new technology, LINQ, which shipped with the new .NET Framework 3.5 and its new version of the C# and VB languages. LINQ is the future of .NET data access—and the future is now.
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