XML document outline window

Question

A google search didnt give a result, so I tought about asking here.

Is there a window in Visual Studio for XML that behaves like the document outline window on wpf/aspx/...

Would be nice to see the hierachy (xpath) on a large XML document, without trying to scroll to the parent node of a 5000 nodes item.

Edit:

I am using VS 2012, but if there is a window like this in VS 2013 I wouldnt mind using this for XML documents.

Answer 1

There is not a native XML document outline available in any version of Visual Studio to date. The closest feature is XML Schema Viewer that is available when you are creating or editing XSD documents that creates a graphical structure of your XML schema definition while you are building it.

I am not aware of any integrated extensions that have been completed to provide the document outline, but there are third party xml editors, such as Liquid XML Studio or Oxygen that provide this, which are well worth the investment if you do a lot with XML. Perhaps even XML Notepad could provide the document outline you are looking for with no cost, but not sure if it handles large files as well as the commercial products.