How to read a XML file and write into List<>?

Question

I have a List<> which I have managed to write into file. Now I am trying to read the same file and write it back to List<>. Is there a

Answer 1

You can try this (using System.Xml.Linq)

XDocument xmlDoc = XDocument.Load("yourXMLFile.xml");
var list = xmlDoc.Root.Elements("id")
                           .Select(element => element.Value)
                           .ToList();