Easy way to convert a Dictionary to xml and vice versa

Question

Wondering if there is a fast way, maybe with linq?, to convert a Dictionary into a XML document. And a way to convert the xml back to a di

Answer 1

Dictionary to Element:

Dictionary dict = new Dictionary();
XElement el = new XElement("root",
    dict.Select(kv => new XElement(kv.Key, kv.Value)));

Element to Dictionary:

XElement rootElement = XElement.Parse("value");
Dictionary dict = new Dictionary();
foreach(var el in rootElement.Elements())
{
   dict.Add(el.Name.LocalName, el.Value);
}