Question

<div xmlns="http://www.com">
  <div class="child">
  </div>
</div>

When i get the child element using xpath and do .ToString(), it adds the parent namespace to it. How can i get the content without the redundant namespace in it?

Answer 1

You can use this extension method. It will create another XElement recursively including its children w/o namespace. Extension method needs to be placed inside static class:

 public static XElement IgnoreNamespace(this XElement xelem)
    {
        XNamespace xmlns = "";
        var name = xmlns + xelem.Name.LocalName;
        return new XElement(name,
                        from e in xelem.Elements()
                        select e.IgnoreNamespace(),
                        xelem.Attributes()
                        );
    }


static void Main(string[] args)
{
    var document = XDocument.Parse("<?xml version=\"1.0\" ?><div xmlns=\"http://www.ya.com\"><div class=\"child\"></div></div>");
    var first = document.Root.Elements().First().IgnoreNamespace();
    Console.WriteLine(first.ToString());
}