Question

I want to use an xml-file for storing my program data. The structure of the xml looks like this:

<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
<Data>
    <Projects>
        <Project>
            <Name>Name1</Name>
            <Description>Description1</Description>
        </Project>
        <Project>
            <Name>Name2</Name>
            <Description>Description2</Description>
        </Project>
    </Projects>
</Data>

I want to use a DataSet since it offers the easy reading and writing of xml structures. But the question is, how to read and write the values of the <Project>-Nodes? I can access the <Projects>-Node, but then i don’t know how to continue, since the single Projects aren’t tables i guess. So, how can i access the nodes in the depth three (Data->Projects->Project)? I think this must work somehow, since reading the file and outputting it on the console does work.

Answer 1

Rather then a DataSet I suggest you look at using XDocument and XElement instead, since they can offer much better API for accessing items in the XML structure.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.xml.linq.xdocument.aspx

Another link which may help you get started:

How to Get XML Node from XDocument