Ignore namespaces in LINQ to XML

Question

How do I have LINQ to XML iqnore all namespaces? Or alteranately, how to I strip out the namespaces?

I\'m asking because the namespaces are being set in a semi-rando

Answer 1

As I found this question in search for an easy way to ignore namespaces on attributes, here's an extension for ignoring namespaces when accessing an attribute, based on Pavel´s answer (for easier copying, I included his extension):

public static XAttribute AttributeAnyNS(this T source, string localName)
where T : XElement
{
    return source.Attributes().SingleOrDefault(e => e.Name.LocalName == localName);
}

public static IEnumerable ElementsAnyNS(this IEnumerable source, string localName)
where T : XContainer
{
    return source.Elements().Where(e => e.Name.LocalName == localName);
}