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) { string doc = @"<people> <!-- Employee section --> <person> <id>1</id> <firstname>C</firstname> <lastname>L</lastname> <idrole>1</idrole> </person> </people>"; XElement xml = XElement.Parse(doc); Console.WriteLine(xml); } }