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Download and Read an XML File Over HTTP

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This post is part of a series called Silverlight for Beginners.
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One of the defining characteristics of a RIA is the ability to cross the network and grab resources. There are many ways to do this in Silverlight, but here we'll write a little code to illustrate just about the simplest: an asynchronous request across the network for an XML file.

We'll talk about the cross-domain security implications that this might have and we'll touch on the key XML API in Silverlight - LINQ to XML.

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Mike Taulty
Mike Taulty
Mike Taulty works in the Developer and Platform Group at Microsoft in the UK where he has spent the past few years helping developers understand and get the best from the Microsoft platform. Prior to this, Mike spent 3 years with Microsoft Consulting Services as a consultant on developer technologies. You can find more of a complete career history over on LinkedIn.
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