Question

I want to read a xml file and load as list and look for the value during the form load. How can i read the file and get it as a list???
The Xml file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Types>
<Type>t1-p2</Type>
<Type>t1-k1</Type>
<Type>t2-s2</Type>
</Types>

Class File:

class Testtypes
    {
        public string Type;

        public static List<Testtypes> getTypes()
        {
            XDocument doc = XDocument.Parse("test.xml");
            var q = doc.Descendants("Type").ToList();
            return getTypes.();
        }
    }

Answer 1

Firstly, I would not have a public field. At least use a property. I’d also rename the class to something a little more meaningful. But you can change your code to:

class Testtypes
{
    public string Type { get; private set; }

    public static List<Testtypes> FromXml(string filename)
    {
        return XDocument.Load(filename)
                        .Root.Elements("Type")
                        .Select(x => new Testtypes { Type = x.Value })
                        .ToList();
    }
}

Or given that you’ve only got a string, you could avoid creating your own type:

public static List<string> FromXml(string filename)
{
    return XDocument.Load(filename)
                    .Root.Elements("Type")
                    .Select(x => x.Value)
                    .ToList();
}