xml field type

0	SQL Server and postgresql support XML data type Now I can store xml data in regular text field, but I lose benefits of indexing and xquery usage inside sql server. Is there any plans for XML support? xml feature-request asked Jan 17 '11 at 07:28 pil0t 207●57●57●63

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Hello pil0t,

There is no any exact plan for xml support, and this is why (recently, I've answered almost the same for multi tenancy support feature):

After 4.4 is released we're going to take a survey on the future of DataObjects.Net. I mean, with the help of its users we'll try to choose the most awaited features, so we could implement them first, and so on. For instance, if the "XXX" feature get noticeable weight, we'll give it high priority.

Concerning database xml datatype support we also should care about correct datatype mapping. For example, which native .NET type should be mapped to xml database type? How modifications of xml documents should be tracked? Should some extension for writing LINQ queries over xml type be provided? And so on.

In case you've got any ideas on the subject, please, share with us. This will definitely help.

answered Jan 17 '11 at 09:39

Dmitri Maximov
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native .net type to map is XObject
modifications - like text field (may be something else)
extensions to write LINQ queries over xml is highly demanded: value ( to write something like SELECT xCol.value( 'data((/doc//section[@num = 3]/title)[1])', 'nvarchar(max)') FROM docs)

query/exist/nodes is less intresting I mean (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms345117(v=sql.90).aspx Methods on XML Data Type)

(Jan 17 '11 at 09:51) pil0t

Thanks a lot!

Will launch a feature voting service soon.

(Jan 17 '11 at 09:54) Dmitri Maximov

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