Change XML root element name

Question

I have XML stored in string variable:

xxx000Defaul         


        

Answer 1

As pointed by Will A, we can do it that way but for case where InnerXml equals the OuterXml the following solution will work out:

// Create a new Xml doc object with root node as "NewRootNode" and 
// copy the inner content from old doc object using the LastChild.
                    XmlDocument docNew = new XmlDocument();
                    XmlElement newRoot = docNew.CreateElement("NewRootNode");
                    docNew.AppendChild(newRoot);
// The below line solves the InnerXml equals the OuterXml Problem
                    newRoot.InnerXml = oldDoc.LastChild.InnerXml;
                    string xmlText = docNew.OuterXml;