Question

hi all am trying to read a xml document using linq.am struck with a problem a node has two values in the same name how can i get those two values. am able to get only the first using this code.

XDocument doc = XDocument.Load("Orders.xml");
var data = from item in doc.Descendants("Order")
           select new
           {
               OrderID = item.Element("OrderID").Value,
               POnumber = item.Element("PurchaseOrderNumber").Value,
               OrderDate = item.Element("OrderPlacedDate").Value,
               PFirstName = item.Element("purchasingContact").Element("FirstName").Value,
               Pid= item.Element("CurrentOrderDetails").Element("ProductsId").Value
           };

am able to get only product id 34 how can i get the another one too?Please help

<Order>
    <OrderID>123</OrderID>
    <PurchaseOrderNumber>12</PurchaseOrderNumber>
    <OrderPlacedDate>12/23/2012</OrderPlacedDate>
    <PurchasingContact>
     <FirstName>test</FirstName>
    </PurchasingContact>        
    <CurrentOrderDetails>
       <ProductsId>34</ProductsId>
       <OrderQuantity>2</OrderQuantity>
       <ProductsId>35</ProductsId>
       <OrderQuantity>2</OrderQuantity>
    </CurrentOrderDetails>
</Order>
<Order>
    .......
</Order>

Answer 1

 XDocument doc = XDocument.Load("Orders.xml");
 var data = from item in doc.Descendants("Order")
            select new
            {
                OrderID = item.Element("OrderID").Value,
                POnumber = item.Element("PurchaseOrderNumber").Value,
                OrderDate = item.Element("OrderPlacedDate").Value,
                PFirstName = item.Element("purchasingContact").Element("FirstName").Value,
                Pids = item.Element("CurrentOrderDetails").Elements("ProductsId").Select(e => e.Value).ToList()
            };

But to be honest – you should consider changing the XML structure. CurrentOrderDetails should look more like that:

<CurrentOrderDetails>
    <Product id="34" quantity="2" />
    <Product id="35" quantity="2" />
</CurrentOrderDetails>

or

<CurrentOrderDetails>
    <Product>
        <Id>34</Id>
        <Quantity>2</Quantity>
    </Product>
    <Product>
        <Id>35</Id>
        <Quantity>2</Quantity>
    </Product>
</CurrentOrderDetails>

This would make it easier to get product ID and it’s quantity together.