XmlDocument Class
Represents an XML document.
For a list of all members of this type, see XmlDocument Members.
System.Object
System.Xml.XmlNode
System.Xml.XmlDocument
System.Xml.XmlDataDocument
[Visual Basic] Public Class XmlDocument Inherits XmlNode [C#] public class XmlDocument : XmlNode [C++] public __gc class XmlDocument : public XmlNode [JScript] public class XmlDocument extends XmlNode
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
Remarks
This class implements the W3C Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Core and the Core DOM Level 2. The DOM is an in-memory (cache) tree representation of an XML document and enables the navigation and editing of this document. Because XmlDocument implements the IXPathNavigable interface it can also be used as the source document for the XslTransform class.
The XmlDataDocument class extends XmlDocument and allows structured data to be stored, retrieved, and manipulated through a relational DataSet. This class allows components to mix XML and relational views of the underlying data.
See XML Document Object Model (DOM) for more information.
Requirements
Namespace: System.Xml
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family, .NET Compact Framework
Assembly: System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)
See Also
XmlDocument Members | System.Xml Namespace | Create New Nodes in the DOM | XmlNodeChangedEventHandler