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How to use an XML File to Specify Content?

Game assets managed through the Content Pipeline include graphic items such as textures, models and meshes; sound files such as dialogue or music; and custom data that governs the behavior of the game.

Data tables, for example, are custom data that might describe different characters’ attributes or the features of each level in the game. The content and format of this data is specific to the requirements of the game. Custom game data in the form of an XML file also can be loaded into your game through the standard features of the Content Pipeline.

When the Content Pipeline is used, the game does not have to parse the XML format in which the game data is originally stored. Data loaded by the game through ContentManager is read in deserialized form directly into a managed code object.

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