Who Should Read This Book?

This book is intended for the busy developer who wants to learn how to use XML in .NET. You should know enough about C# and .NET to read the sample code, and you should be able to write enough C# to experiment and attempt variations on the examples.

However, even if you're not particularly familiar with C#, you may not be completely lost; the .NET features under discussion apply to all .NET-enabled languages, including Visual Basic .NET and C++ .NET.

While you don't need to know a lot about XML going in, you should know the basics: elements, attributes, namespaces, and how to create well-formed XML documents. I hope you'll have some specific areas you want to know more about by the time you're done.