How to iterate XML file using C#

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I have .xml file like

XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<root>
  <Folder>
    <path>C:\Users\bsushil\Documents\Sharpdesk Desktop\Tinki</path>
    <name>Tinkiiiii</name>
  </Folder>
  <Folder>
    <path>C:\Users\bsushil\Documents\Sharpdesk Desktop\Tinki\New folder</path>
    <name>New folder</name>
  </Folder>
  <Folder>
    <path>C:\Users\bsushil\Documents\Sharpdesk Desktop\Tinki\New folder (1)</path>
    <name>New folder (1)</name>
  </Folder>
</root>

I want to iterate to get the value path and name. how can I do ?

What I have tried:

I am creatin this xml using.

C#

XElement root = xmlDoc.Element("root");
          root.Add(new XElement("Folder",
              new XElement("path", item.OriginalPath),
              new XElement("name", FolderShortcutName)));
          xmlDoc.Save(folderShortcutsFilsXml);

I can iterate only path using

C#

var pathsList = xmlDoc.Descendants("path").Select(x => x.Value);

but I want path and name both and store into Dictionary<string, string>

Posted 28-Feb-18 22:00pm

Member 11859517

Updated 28-Feb-18 23:11pm

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Solution 2

You could achieve your goal like this:

var xmlDocument = new XmlDocument();

xmlDocument.Load("data.xml");

var nodes = xmlDocument.DocumentElement?.SelectNodes("/root/Folder");

if (nodes == null) return;

var dictionary = nodes.Cast<XmlNode>().ToDictionary(node =>
{
	var selectSingleNode = node.SelectSingleNode("path");

	return selectSingleNode?.InnerText;
}, node =>
{
	var singleNode = node.SelectSingleNode("name");
	return singleNode?.InnerText;
});

Posted 28-Feb-18 23:11pm

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Member 11859517 · Accepted Answer · 2018-02-28T22:50:00

Solution 1

Here is my working solution

C#

foreach (XElement xe in xdoc.Descendants("Folder"))
               {
                   dectionary.Add(xe.Element("name").Value, xe.Element("path").Value);
               }

Posted 28-Feb-18 22:50pm

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