Summary

In this chapter, you learned several methods of using XML and XML schemas within an ASP.NET application. In the first section, you learned how to load XML data into a DataSet by using the ReadXML() and ReadXMLSchema() methods.

Next, you were introduced to the XmlDataDocument class. You learned how to create an XmlDataDocument that represents the data from a DataSet as nodes in a tree.

The chapter also discussed two methods of applying XSL transforms to XML data. You learned how to use the ASP.NET Xml control. You also were introduced to the XslTransform class.

Finally, you learned how to build a typed DataSet with an XML schema. You examined how to use a typed DataSet to provide a more intuitive representation of the contents of a DataSet .