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XmlDataSource Control Syntax
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Represents an XML data source to data-bound controls.
Declarative SyntaxFor information on the individual members of this class, see XmlDataSource in the class library.
Remarks
The XmlDataSource control is a data source control that represents XML data to data-bound controls.
Because the XmlDataSource control extends the HierarchicalDataSourceControl class, and implements the IDataSource interface as well, the control can be used by data-bound controls to display both hierarchical and tabular, or list-style, data.
The XmlDataSource control is typically used to display data in read-only scenarios.
Syntax Example
The following example demonstrates how to bind a TreeView control to an XmlDataSource control with XML data that is defined using the Data property.
<asp:treeview id="booktreeview" datasourceid="books" runat="server">
<databindings>
<asp:treenodebinding datamember = "book" textfield = "title" />
<asp:treenodebinding datamember = "chapter" textfield = "heading" />
<asp:treenodebinding datamember = "section" textfield = "heading" />
</databindings>
</asp:treeview>
<asp:xmldatasource id="books" runat="server">
<data>
<book title = "book title">
<chapter heading = "Chapter 1">
<section heading = "Section 1" />
<section heading = "Section 2" />
</chapter>
<chapter heading = "Chapter 2">
<section heading = "Section 1" />
</chapter>
</book>
</data>
</asp:xmldatasource>
See Also
XmlDataSource Class XmlDataSource Web Server Control
