How can I build XML in C#?

Question

How can I generate valid XML in C#?

Answer 1

new XElement("Foo",
       from s in nameValuePairList
       select
             new XElement("Bar",
                  new XAttribute("SomeAttr", "SomeAttrValue"),
                          new XElement("Name", s.Name),
                          new XElement("Value", s.Value)
                         )
            );