LINQ to XML

It seems we can LINQ to everything these days.  Here's some resources that will get you started using LINQ with XML.

Introduction

• .NET Language-Integrated Query for XML Data - This MSDN introduction is 44 pages in fairly easy to read detail on LINQ to XML.
• The LINQ Project - Learn all about LINQ at this MSDN Developer Center.

How-To

• LINQ to XML - 5 Minute Overview - A great place to start.
• Using LINQ to XML (and how to build a custom RSS Feed Reader with it) - Nice tutorial from ScottGu on how to build your own Feed Reader with LINQ to XML.
• Streaming with LINQ to XML - Part 1 and Part 2 - Excellent series of posts about dealing with very large XML documents using LINQ.

Blogs

• The Xml Team's Blog - Some good examples of LINQ to XML (also called XLINQ)
• The LINQ Category of Scott Hanselman's Blog - Has some good examples of LINQ to XML and LINQ to XML in VB.
• A great linq, I mean, list, from VB diva Beth Massi and check out her LINQ Category as well.
• Overview of LINQ to XML in Visual Basic
• LINQ to XML Overview
• Programming With XML Using Visual Basic 9
• Leveling the Playing Field
• XLINQ , Schema Inference, and IntelliSense on XML Properties in VB9
• LINQ Cookbook, Recipe 8: Querying XML Using LINQ
• Converting VS 2005 Projects to VS 2008 - Enabling LINQ
• .NET Rocks! on LINQ to XML
• Video: Erik Meijer Shows Us His Favorite Visual Basic 9.0 Feature - XML Literals
• Video: Visual Basic LINQ to XML with David Schach
• Video: LINQ to XML API and VB9
• Videos: LINQ to XML with Bill Burrows
• Webcast: Live From Redmond: VB9 - Conquering XML with LINQ to XML
• Download: XML to Schema Tool for Visual Basic 2008
• Xml Axis properties and VB.NET - Steve Eichert shows how Visual Basic makes LINQ to XML even easier.
• Good example of Parsing WordML using LINQ

Screencasts/Videos/Podcasts

• Don Demsak on LINQ to XML Part 1
• Don Demsak on LINQ to XML Part 2
• MyVbProfessor gives a VB 9.0 centric look at LINQ to XML
• Podcast: Scott Hanselman on LINQ to XML

Enjoy.

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