How can I get single node data using linq

Question

I have the following xml file

  
    1
    Computer
    Infor         


        

Answer 1

Load it first with XDocument

XDocument test = XDocument.Load("test.xml");

then,

    var qry = (from item in test.Descendants("category")
      where item.Element("id").Value == 1
      select new
      {
         Name = (string)test.Element("name").Value
         Description = (string)test.Element("description").Value
         Active = (string)test.Element("active").Value
      }).FirstOrDefault();

This created an anonymous type and you can now display your data like this:

if (qry != null) {
Console.WriteLine(qry.Name);
Console.WriteLine(qry.Description);
Console.WriteLine(qry.Active);
}