How can I transform XML into a List or String[]?

Question

How can I transform the following XML into a List or String[]:

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Answer 1

Here is a way using XmlDocument :

// A string containing the XML data
string xml = "12";
// The list you want to fill
ArrayList list = new ArrayList();

XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
// Loading from a XML string (use Load() for file)
doc.LoadXml(xml); 
// Selecting node using XPath syntax
XmlNodeList idNodes = doc.SelectNodes("Ids/id");
// Filling the list
foreach (XmlNode node in idNodes)
    list.Add(node.InnerText);