Linq a viable solution for XML?

[DBC User]

So far all the examples I have seen been working with simple XML
files. Just curious, is Linqq a viable solution for handling a large
XML file, when I say large, it means it has almost 2K+ nodes in it and
it keep growing as well?
Thanks.

 

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

So far all the examples I have seen been working with simple XML
files. Just curious, is Linqq a viable solution for handling a large
XML file, when I say large, it means it has almost 2K+ nodes in it and
it keep growing as well?

I believe LINQ to XML does support some streaming scenarios, but I
don't know the details of it. I suggest you find specific LINQ to XML
tutorials, pages and books.

2K nodes doesn't sound *very* large, to be honest - I think of "large"
as "too big to reasonably hold in memory".

 

[DBC User]

I believe LINQ to XML does support some streaming scenarios, but I
don't know the details of it. I suggest you find specific LINQ to XML
tutorials, pages and books.

2K nodes doesn't sound *very* large, to be honest - I think of "large"
as "too big to reasonably hold in memory".

Thanks for the info.

 

[Arne Vajhøj]

So far all the examples I have seen been working with simple XML
files. Just curious, is Linqq a viable solution for handling a large
XML file, when I say large, it means it has almost 2K+ nodes in it and
it keep growing as well?

It should be fine.

The reason you usually see small XML in examples is purely practical.

10 lines of english + 10000 lines of XML + 10 lines
of C# will annoy many readers.

Arne