Using LINQ to XML, you can:

• Load XML from files or streams.

• Serialize XML to files or streams.

• Create XML trees from scratch using functional construction.

• Query XML trees using LINQ queries.

• Manipulate in-memory XML trees.

• Validate XML trees using XSD.

• Use a combination of these features to transform XML trees from one shape into another.

Classes

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	Class	Description
	Extensions	Contains the LINQ to XML extension methods.
	XAttribute	Represents an XML attribute.
	XCData	Represents a text node that contains CDATA.
	XComment	Represents an XML comment.
	XContainer	Represents a node that can contain other nodes.
	XDeclaration	Represents an XML declaration.
	XDocument	Represents an XML document.
	XDocumentType	Represents an XML Document Type Definition (DTD).
	XElement	Represents an XML element.
	XName	Represents a name of an XML element or attribute.
	XNamespace	Represents an XML namespace. This class cannot be inherited.
	XNode	Represents the abstract concept of a node (element, comment, document type, processing instruction, or text node) in the XML tree.
	XNodeDocumentOrderComparer	Contains functionality to compare nodes for their document order. This class cannot be inherited.
	XNodeEqualityComparer	Compares nodes to determine whether they are equal. This class cannot be inherited.
	XObject	Represents a node or an attribute in an XML tree.
	XObjectChangeEventArgs	Provides data for the Changing and Changed events.
	XProcessingInstruction	Represents an XML processing instruction.
	XStreamingElement	Represents elements in an XML tree that supports deferred streaming output.
	XText	Represents a text node.

Enumerations

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	Enumeration	Description
	LoadOptions	Specifies load options when parsing XML.
	SaveOptions	Specifies serialization options.
	XObjectChange	Specifies the event type when an event is raised for an XObject.