C#: How to remove namespace information from XML elements

Question

How can I remove the \"xmlns:...\" namespace information from each XML element in C#?

Answer 1

From here http://simoncropp.com/working-around-xml-namespaces

var xDocument = XDocument.Parse(
@"
    
        African Coffee Table
        80
        120
    
  ");

xDocument.StripNamespace();
var tables = xDocument.Descendants("table");

public static class XmlExtensions
{
    public static void StripNamespace(this XDocument document)
    {
        if (document.Root == null)
        {
            return;
        }
        foreach (var element in document.Root.DescendantsAndSelf())
        {
            element.Name = element.Name.LocalName;
            element.ReplaceAttributes(GetAttributes(element));
        }
    }

    static IEnumerable GetAttributes(XElement xElement)
    {
        return xElement.Attributes()
            .Where(x => !x.IsNamespaceDeclaration)
            .Select(x => new XAttribute(x.Name.LocalName, x.Value));
    }
}