Loading DataSet Objects from XML
The contents of an ADO.NET DataSet object can be loaded from an XML stream or document—for example, from an XML stream previously created using the WriteXml method. To fill a DataSet object with XML data, you use the ReadXml method of the class.
The ReadXml method fills a DataSet object by reading from a variety of sources, including disk files, .NET Framework streams, or instances of XmlReader objects. In general, the ReadXml method can process any type of XML file, but of course the nontabular and rather irregularly shaped structure of XML files might create some problems and originate unexpected results when the files are rendered in terms of rows and columns.
In addition, the ReadXml method is extremely flexible ...
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