Reading in XML/KML files using C#

Question

I\'m trying to import the kml xml Google earth file into an application, but i can\'t seem to get the xDocument syntax right in order to do what i want, i\'m wondering if anyone

Answer 1

var xDoc = XDocument.Load("a.xml");
XNamespace ns = "http://earth.google.com/kml/2.2";

var placemarks = xDoc.Descendants(ns+"Placemark")
                    .Select(p => new
                    {
                        Name = p.Element(ns+"name").Value,
                        Desc = p.Element(ns+"description").Value
                    })
                    .ToList();