I need a good book on XML usage in C# programming.I'm coding a GUI that needs to basically convert info in an XML format (with a defined XSD) to various objects.Then display the objects in an editable property grid (im using a 3rd party app for this) then store back in XML format.Any good books that go over this XML work?thx.

to educate myself, what is XML? What is it used for?

XML -- eXtensible Mark-up Language -- basically a specification that allows you to create mark-up languages to describe documents -- You can use it to describe any sort of data -- like a card catalog, stock data, etc... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML

QuoteOriginally posted by: TheDieselXML -- eXtensible Mark-up Language -- basically a specification that allows you to create mark-up languages to describe documents -- You can use it to describe any sort of data -- like a card catalog, stock data, etc... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XMLI found this on microsoft : XML in .Net, should be a good start.As far as XML goes, I have mixed experiences. As a messaging format between loosely coupled systems it works well, provided you're not sending a lot of data. For describing data, I have found that it's flexibility often means it is put into use without the careful data analysis that you would do before committing to a traditional database schema. While XML lets you get going quicker and patch holes along the way, the end result is often a merry mess.

The Worner book "Applied C# in financial markets" has a short chapter on XML