How to deserialize xml using Linq?

Question

How can i deserialize this xml using Linq? I want to create List

  
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Answer 1

Showing the above answers in LINQ method syntax

Descendants:

var steps = xml.Descendants("Step").Select(step => new
{
    Id = (int)step.Element("ID"),
    Name = step.Element("Name").Value,
    Description = step.Element("Description").Value
});

Elements:

var steps2 = xml.Element("MySteps").Elements("Step").Select(step => new
{
    Id = (int)step.Element("ID"),
    Name = step.Element("Name").Value,
    Description = step.Element("Description").Value
});