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# CXMLAccessor Class
Allows you to access data sources as string data when you have no knowledge of the data store's schema (underlying structure).  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
class CXMLAccessor : public CDynamicStringAccessorW  
```  
  
## Members  
  
### Methods  
  
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|[GetXMLColumnData](../../data/oledb/cxmlaccessor-getxmlcolumndata.md)|Retrieves the column information.|  
|[GetXMLRowData](../../data/oledb/cxmlaccessor-getxmlrowdata.md)|Retrieves the entire contents of a table by rows.|  
  
## Remarks  
 However, `CXMLAccessor` differs from `CDynamicStringAccessorW` in that it converts all data accessed from the data store as XML-formatted (tagged) data. This is especially useful for output to XML-aware Web pages. The XML tag names will match the data store's column names as closely as possible.  
  
 Use `CDynamicAccessor` methods to obtain column information. You use this column information to create an accessor dynamically at run time.  
  
 The column information is stored in a buffer created and managed by this class. Obtain column information using [GetXMLColumnData](../../data/oledb/cxmlaccessor-getxmlcolumndata.md) or obtain column data by rows using [GetXMLRowData](../../data/oledb/cxmlaccessor-getxmlrowdata.md).  
  
## Example  
 [!code-cpp[NVC_OLEDB_Consumer#14](../../data/oledb/codesnippet/cpp/cxmlaccessor-class_1.cpp)]  
  
## Requirements  
 **Header**: atldbcli.h  
  
## See Also  
 [OLE DB Consumer Templates](../../data/oledb/ole-db-consumer-templates-cpp.md)   
 [OLE DB Consumer Templates Reference](../../data/oledb/ole-db-consumer-templates-reference.md)   
 [CAccessor Class](../../data/oledb/caccessor-class.md)   
 [CDynamicAccessor Class](../../data/oledb/cdynamicaccessor-class.md)   
 [CDynamicParameterAccessor Class](../../data/oledb/cdynamicparameteraccessor-class.md)   
 [CDynamicStringAccessor Class](../../data/oledb/cdynamicstringaccessor-class.md)   
 [CDynamicStringAccessorA Class](../../data/oledb/cdynamicstringaccessora-class.md)   
 [CDynamicStringAccessorW Class](../../data/oledb/cdynamicstringaccessorw-class.md)   
 [CManualAccessor Class](../../data/oledb/cmanualaccessor-class.md)