---
title: "TopXML releases the System.XML reference online"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2004/10/13/topxml-releases-the-systemxml-reference-online.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2004/10/13/topxml-releases-the-systemxml-reference-online.html"
published: "2004-10-13T22:25:00"
updated: "2004-10-13T22:25:00"
tags: [".Net Quotations", "Cool sites"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "Mark Wilson of TopXML pinged me to say that TopXML have released: The .NET System.XML reference So how's this different that other references? They actually have *useful* examples on the classes, with short, to the…"
usage: "Licensed under CC BY 4.0 — reuse, quote and adapt with attribution (Roy Osherove, link to the original page)."
license: "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
---

# TopXML releases the System.XML reference online

By Roy Osherove October 13, 2004 In [.Net Quotations](https://osherove.com/blog/category/net-quotations), [Cool sites](https://osherove.com/blog/category/cool-sites)

**Historical article** · Originally published October 13, 2004; technical details may be outdated.

Mark Wilson of [TopXML](http://www.topxml.com/) pinged me to say that TopXML have released:

[The .NET System.XML reference](http://www.topxml.com/system_xml/default.asp)

So how's this different that other references? They actually have \*useful\* examples on the classes, with short, to the point descriptions of each class. Here's what they say:

- _Each class description page is supplemented with a list of the public properties and methods provided as part of the class members._
- _Samples are further prefixed with brief introductions. The purpose of these pages is not to provide comprehensive descriptions of individual classes, but to supply simple, introductory code samples._
- _Any public property or method that is actually used within the sample code is bolded in the initial table containing the public properties and methods._
- _The declaration statement of the currently described System.XML class is always bolded within the sample code._
- _Most of the samples can be easily implemented using a Windows form that contains a button and a text box. The code uses the default names of these controls (Button1 and Text1 respectively). Some of the examples, however, need to be incorporated within existing routines._

Coolness!

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