Querying XML Trees
This section provides examples of LINQ to XML queries.
For more information about writing LINQ queries, see Getting Started with LINQ.
After you have instantiated an XML tree, writing queries is the most effective way to extract data from the tree. Also, querying combined with functional construction enables you to generate a new XML document that has a different shape from the original document.
In This Section
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Provides common examples of querying XML trees. |
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Provides common examples of projecting from and transforming XML trees. |
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Provides query techniques that are useful in more advanced scenarios. |
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Presents a number of XPath expressions and their LINQ to XML equivalents. |
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Presents a small tutorial on writing queries in the style of functional programming. |
See Also
Concepts
Programming Guide (LINQ to XML)