Welcome all again.
Yesterday, I decided to make an application for recipes on the Windows Phone. I had a XML file and I had to parse it or extract data from it to complete my application. It was hard for me to type each recipe and then use it. So finally I decided to to parse the XML file. One of the most interesting features of Blend is that it creates sample data from a class or XML file. So I created a new project in Visual Studio and opened it in Blend. It took less then 5 minutes and I was able to see well-presented recipes in my application. You can also do it, let's discover it.
- Open Blend and create a new project.
- Go to the Data tab at the top-right.
![Data tab]()
- Go to the Data tab and click on the Create Sample data tab.
- Click on Create Sample Data from XML.
- You will see a dialog like this:
![dialog]()
- Browse the XML file that you want to parse and click OK.
- Now at the right side in the Data tab you will see data and collection.
![data and collection in windows phone]()
- Drag the collection and drop onto the Windows Phone interface.
- Change the Item Template depending on your needs.
- Your XML file is parsed.
- By using this procedure you can parse any type of XML file.
- This saves time and gives quick results.
![v cooking]()
I hope you enjoyed this article.
See you next time.
Happy Coding!
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