How do I get the XML root node with C#?

Question

I know that it\'s possible to get any XML node using C# if you know the node name, but I want to get the root node so that I can find out the name. Is this possible?

Answer 1

Root node is the DocumentElement property of XmlDocument

XmlElement root = xmlDoc.DocumentElement

If you only have the node, you can get the root node by

XmlElement root = xmlNode.OwnerDocument.DocumentElement