Question

I am modifying my XML using LINQ:

Dim feedXML As XDocument = XDocument.Parse(m_xmld.OuterXml.ToString()) Dim SortedFields = From field In feedXML.Descendants('fields') Dim sFieldList = From field In SortedFields.Descendants('field') Order By                  Integer.Parse(field.@position) 

I am trying to sort my ‘fields’ in ascending order. Now my problem is I want the sorted fields to replace my unsorted fields list in the XML so that I can use the sorted XML further.

How can I retrieve the XML after the sorting?

Answer 1

There’s no real concept of ‘the XML after the sorting’. If you’ve only got field elements, it’s relatively easy – but if you’ve got:

 <field position='2' />  <non-field />  <field position='1' />  <non-field />  <field position='0' /> 

then what should the result be afterwards?