Linq to XML selecting a node bases on a attribute value

Question

I have an xml file that returns a set of elements that are unique by a attribute value. This presents a problem, as I can not select a node by its name:

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Answer 1

With LINQ you can easily select just the nodes that have a specified attribute, like this:

var query = from node in results.Descendants("arr") // I believe you could use results.Elements("arr") here
            where node.Attribute("name").Value == "ATR_FamilyName"
            select new Product
            {
                FamilyName = node.Element("str").Value
            };