Saving a Document with the XDocument.Save Method

   
  

using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Linq;
public class MainClass {
    public static void Main() {


        XDocument xDocument = new XDocument(
         new XElement("Books",
           new XElement("Book",
           new XAttribute("type", "Author"),
           new XAttribute("experience", "first-time"),
           new XAttribute("language", "English"),
           new XElement("FirstName", "J"),
           new XElement("LastName", "R"))));

        xDocument.Save("book.xml");
    }
}

   
     


Intentionally Exposing the Halloween Problem

   
  


using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Linq;
public class MainClass {
    public static void Main() {
        XDocument xDocument = new XDocument(
          new XElement("Books",
          new XElement("Book",
          new XAttribute("type", "Author"),
          new XElement("FirstName", "J"),
          new XElement("LastName", "R")),
          new XElement("Book",
          new XAttribute("type", "Author"),
          new XElement("FirstName", "E"),
          new XElement("LastName", "B"))));

        IEnumerable<XElement> elements =
          xDocument.Element("Books").Elements("Book");
        foreach (XElement element in elements) {
            Console.WriteLine("Source element: {0} : value= {1}",element.Name, element.Value);
        }
        foreach (XElement element in elements) {
            Console.WriteLine("Removing {0}= {1} &iexcl;­", element.Name, element.Value);
            element.Remove();
        }
        Console.WriteLine(xDocument);
    }
}

   
     


Creating an XML Document with XDocument

   
  

using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Linq;
public class MainClass {
    public static void Main() {

        XDocument xDocument = new XDocument(
          new XDeclaration("1.0", "UTF-8", "yes"),
          new XDocumentType("Books", null, "Books.dtd", null),
          new XProcessingInstruction("Book", "out-of-print"),
          new XElement("Books"));
        Console.WriteLine(xDocument);
    }
}

   
     


Using the LINQ to XML API to Create an XML Document and Adding Some Structure

   
  

using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Linq;
public class MainClass {
    public static void Main() {
        XDocument xDocument =
         new XDocument(
         new XElement("Books",
         new XElement("Book",
         new XAttribute("type", "Author"),
         new XElement("FirstName", "J"),
         new XElement("LastName", "R"))));
        Console.WriteLine(xDocument.ToString());
    }
}

   
     


Get Encoding, Version and standalone from XML declaration

   
  
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Data.Linq;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Xml.Linq;

class Program {
    static void Main(string[] args) {
        XDocument xml = XDocument.Load("Hello_XLINQ.xml");
        Console.WriteLine("Encoding: {0}", xml.Declaration.Encoding);
        Console.WriteLine("Version: {0}", xml.Declaration.Version);
        Console.WriteLine("Standalone: {0}", xml.Declaration.Standalone);
    }
}

   
     


Query an XML document with Linq

   
  

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Data.Linq;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Xml.Linq;
class Program {
    static void Main(string[] args) {
        XDocument xml = XDocument.Load(@"Employee.xml");
        var query = from p in xml.Elements("people").Elements("person")
                    where (int)p.Element("id") == 1
                    select p;
        foreach (var record in query) {
            Console.WriteLine("Employee: {0} {1}",
                                                record.Element("firstname").Value,
                                                record.Element("lastname").Value);
        }
    }
}

   
     


Create XDocument from XmlReader

   
  

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;

using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Data.Linq;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Linq;

class Program {
    static void Main(string[] args) {
        XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create("Employee.xml");
        XDocument xml = XDocument.Load(reader);
        Console.WriteLine(xml);

        XElement idperson = xml.Descendants("idP").Last();
        idperson.Add(new XElement("idperson",
                        new XAttribute("id", 1),
                        new XAttribute("year", 2006),
                        new XAttribute("salary", "16")));

        StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
        XmlWriter w = XmlWriter.Create(sw);
        xml.Save(w);
        w.Close();
        Console.WriteLine(sw.ToString());
    }
}