Visual Basic 9 completely eliminates the barrier between the code you write and the XML you're trying to express. Creating, querying, and transforming XML is much more intuitive and productive than ever before.
by Beth Massi and Avner Aharoni
August 18, 2008
isual Basic 9 has a new set of language features that allows developers to work with XML in a much more productive way using a new API called "LINQ to XML."
LINQ stands for "Language Integrated Query," and it lets you write queries for objects, databases, and XML in a standard way. Visual Basic provides deep support for LINQ to XML through XML literals and XML axis properties. These features let you use a familiar, convenient syntax for working with XML in your Visual Basic code. LINQ to XML is a new, in-memory XML programming API specifically designed to leverage the LINQ framework. Even though you can call the LINQ APIs directly, only Visual Basic allows you to declare XML literals and directly access XML axis properties. This article will help you master these new Visual Basic XML features.
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isual Basic 9 has a new set of language features that allows developers to work with XML in a much more productive way using a new API called "LINQ to XML."
