Reading value of an XML node

Question

i need to get the value of an Node in an XML File.

My XML file looks like this:

Answer 1

You can use Linq To Xml.

Assuming you you have other products like IPHONE under PRODUCTS

var products = XDocument.Load(filename).Root
                .Elements()
                .Select(x => new
                {
                    Product = x.Name.LocalName,
                    Name = (string)x.Element("NAME"),
                    Model = (string)x.Element("MODEL"),
                    Price = (decimal)x.Element("PRICE"),
                    Color = (string)x.Element("COLOR")
                })
                .ToList();

Answer 2

I suggest to use Linq to Xml:

var xdoc = XDocument.Load("../XML-Test/Webshop-products.xml");
var p = xdoc.Root.Element("IPHONE"); // get first IPHONE from file
if (iPhoneElement == null)
   return; // handle case when there is no IPHONE in xml file

var iPhone = new { 
      Name = (string)p.Element("NAME"),
      Model = (string)p.Element("MODEL"),
      Price = (decimal)p.Element("PRICE"),
      Color = (string)p.Element("COLOR")          
};

Then you can use name, model, price or color of iPhone object. E.g.

iPhone.Name

Note - if there is many iPhones in file, you can grab them all:

var iPhones = from p in xdoc.Root.Elements("IPHONE")
              select new {
                  Name = (string)p.Element("NAME"),
                  Model = (string)p.Element("MODEL"),
                  Price = (decimal)p.Element("PRICE"),
                  Color = (string)p.Element("COLOR") 
              };

Answer 3

You may also want to have a look at the methods given below.

1) XmlDocument and XmlNode

2) Serialization and Deserialization.

3) Simplified example of Serialization and Deserialization