Question

I have an XML like this:

And I have a Member class with property Name.

How can I read every Unit and its children Units into multiple generic List<Unit> which can have again children List<Unit> in a recursively way using latest .NET technology ?

<Root>
  <Units Name="Test1">
    <Unit Name="Test11" />
    <Unit Name="Test12">
      <Unit Name="Test21" />
      <Unit Name="Test22" />
      <Unit Name="Test23">
        <Unit Name="Test31" />
        <Unit Name="Test32" />  
        <Unit Name="Test33" />
      </Unit>
      <Unit Name="Test24" />
    </Unit>
  </Units>
  <Units Name="Test2" />
    <!-- ... -->
  <Units Name="Test3" />
    <!-- ... -->
  <Units Name="Test4" />
</Root>

Answer 1

This would do it, using plain recursion:

public class Unit
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public List<Unit> Children { get; set; }
}

class Program
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        XDocument doc = XDocument.Load("test.xml");
        List<Unit> units = LoadUnits(doc.Descendants("Units").Elements("Unit"));
    }

    public static List<Unit> LoadUnits(IEnumerable<XElement> units)
    {
        return units.Select( x=> new Unit() 
                                 { Name = x.Attribute("Name").Value, 
                                   Children = LoadUnits(x.Elements("Unit")) 
                                 }).ToList();
    }
}