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The XmlDocument builds a tree data structure of the XML document it parses.
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The XmlDocument allows navigating the nodes in all directions: parent to child, child to parent, and sibling to sibling.
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The XmlDocument provides a rich API for accessing the data in each XML node.
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Searching the XML document is difficult since the .NET Compact Framework does not provide XPath support.
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Since XPath is not supported, care must taken when designing your XML data.
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The XmlDocument provides methods for creating every type of XML node.
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After manipulating your XML data, the contained XML data can be persisted using the Save method.