PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Easily Read an XML Document

Summary: Use the [xml] type accelerator to greatly simplify reading XML documents.

 How can I easily read an XML file?

 Use the [XML] type accelerator to convert results from Get-Content into an XML document, and then use dotted notation to access the nodes:

[xml]$books = Get-Content C:\fso\Books.XML

$books.catalog.book.title