c# datagrid generated from xml database

Okay I need some directions here:

Code:

*Pretend this is my xml database
<database>
<employee name="John">
      <height>6'2</height>
      <weight>193</weight>
      <address>1234 Main Street</address>
      <age>25</age>
</employee>

Now say I have over a hundred employees and I want to list them in a
datagrid, or another object that is better, how would I go about doing this. I'm thinking a foreach loop? I have no problem loading xml into strings or arrays but I have no experience with these datagrids.

Thanks

 

Why are you wanting to use a datagrid when gridview is much better?

Are you trying to do a windows based program or web based program?

If you are windows programming, is datagridview what you are trying to talk about?

You should be able to reference your gridview to the xml file via a xmldatasource and bingo, the file will automatically populate.

 

Note: XmlDataSourec only works in Web projects.

My personal pref for working with XML is LINQ to XML.

 

Like I said I have no experience with grids or what not. I'm building a windows base program and am using datagridview, I dont no if there is anything better or not. Also one of my colomns information will change at runtime based on user input. Also, my xml database will eventually get farely big in size and I use xmldocument for loading it, is that the best way to go speed wise?

 

If you're talking MB's in size, then I would probably try SQL-Lite or Db4objects for a database.

 

Agreed