Visual Basic® Programmer's Guide to the .NET Framework Class Library

Chapter 10. Reading and Writing XML

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Key Classes Related to XML

• Markup Languages

• The Anatomy of an XML Document

• Parsing XML Documents

• Introducing the XmlNodeReader Class

• Writing XML Documents

• XML Schemas

• Validating XML Documents

• Learning by Example: The Hotel Reservations Desk

If you think of the .NET Framework as a multilayered technology, then the eXtensible Markup Language (XML) is the glue that binds those layers together. The .NET Framework provides unprecedented functionality for the VB programmer to natively interact with and use XML inside applications. As a storage mechanism, XML is the common denominator for storing data and persisting objects. As a communications mechanism, XML forms the underpinnings for how the .NET classes ...