What does the SQL Server XML datatype translate to in .NET and how do I convert it to XmlDocument?

Question

We have a column in the database that has a type of xml. I am reading this information via the .net SqlDataReader, but I\'m not sure what to cast i

Answer 1

I use this method myself, using SqlCommand.ExecuteXmlReader();

XmlDocument xdoc = new XmlDocument();
using (SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand(queryString, connection))
{
    XmlReader reader = command.ExecuteXmlReader();
    if (reader.Read())
    {
        xdoc.Load(reader);
    }
}