Linq query for XML data

static void Main(string[] args)
       {
           string[] strarr = GetStringArray("Locations.xml");

           foreach (string str in strarr)
           {
               Console.WriteLine(str);
           }
       }

       public static string[] GetStringArray(string url)
       {
            XDocument doc = XDocument.Load(url);

           var locations = from l in doc.Descendants("Location")
                           select (string)l.Attribute("Name");

           return locations.ToArray();
       }

Private Shared Sub Main(args As String())
       Dim strarr As String() = GetStringArray("Locations.xml")

       For Each str As String In strarr
           Console.WriteLine(str)
       Next
   End Sub

   Public Shared Function GetStringArray(url As String) As String()
       Dim doc As XDocument = XDocument.Load(url)

   Dim locations = From l In doc.Descendants("Location")DirectCast(l.Attribute("Name"), String)

       Return locations.ToArray()
   End Function

DirectCast

Dim locations = From l In doc.Descendants("Location")DirectCast(l.Attribute("Name"), String)

DirectCast

Dim locations = From l In doc.Descendants("Location")DirectCast(l.Attribute("Name"), String)