i want to convert this code which i used it for reading xml files from windows 7 phone to winrt8

Question

I used this code to read xml file in windows phone now i want to support winrt8 but the webclient api is not found can some one convert it to the proper format to read xml files

 {WebClient downloader = new WebClient();
    Uri uri = new Uri("http://app..org/Ap/super/shv04.xml", UriKind.Absolute);
  downloader.DownloadStringCompleted += new DownloadStringCompletedEventHandler(EmployeesDownload);
  downloader.DownloadStringAsync(uri);    
 
}
 
void EmployeesDownload(object sender, DownloadStringCompletedEventArgs e)
{
         // Deserialize if download succeeds
        XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Employees));
        XDocument document = XDocument.Parse(e.Result);
         Employees employees = (Employees)serializer.Deserialize(new StringReader(e.Result));
         employeesList.ItemsSource = employees.Collection.Where(emp => emp.control.Contains("featured")).ToList();
 
    }

my xml file look like this 

<root>

<employees>

<employee>

<control>featured</control>

<title>Old Referee</title>

<video>

http://app..org/v//.mp4

</video>

<picture>http://img.youtube.com/vi/pkYJQbl4vBg/1.jpg</picture>

<categories>workout</categories>

</employee>

<employee>

<control>featured</control>

<title> English movie</title>

<video>

http://app..org/v//119__movie.mp4

</video>

<picture>http://img.youtube.com/vi/UtEFm0QftOU/1.jpg</picture>

<categories>celebrity</categories>

</employee>

</root>

the type look like this 

namespace Employees
{
    public class Employee
    {

        [XmlElement("control")]
        public string control { get; set; }


        [XmlElement("title")]
        public string title { get; set; }

        [XmlElement("video")]
        public string video { get; set; }

        [XmlElement("picture")]
        public string picture { get; set; }

}

namespace Employees
{
    [XmlRoot("root")]
    public class Employees
    {
        [XmlArray("employees")]
        [XmlArrayItem("employee")]
        public ObservableCollection<Employee> Collection { get; set; }

    }
}

Answer 1

There's a wealth of information in our samples on how to download information into a Store app:
http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsapps/Windows-8-Modern-Style-App-Samples

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Answer 2

public async void LoadData()
{
HttpClient downloader = new HttpClient();
    Uri uri = new Uri("http://app..org/Ap/super/shv04.xml", UriKind.Absolute);
var str = await  downloader.DownloadStringAsync(uri);    
XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Employees));
        XDocument document = XDocument.Parse(string);
         Employees employees = (Employees)serializer.Deserialize(new StringReader(str));
         employeesList.ItemsSource = employees.Collection.Where(emp => emp.control.Contains("featured")).ToList();
 
}

this should be it..

Answer 3

i am getting this error Error

1 Invalid expression term 'string' G:\Users\\Documents\Visual Studio 2012\Projects\Employees\Employees\Employees\MainPage.xaml.cs 77 53 Employees

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Answer 4

please refer  following site

http://swcodeviewer.blogspot.in/2012/03/how-to-read-xml-data-in-windows-8.html