When reading a XML file with linq to XML using a XDocument and there is no order by on the query can I rely the order in the IEnumerable that is returned ?
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When reading a XML file with linq to XML using a XDocument and there is no order by on the query can I rely the order in the IEnumerable that is returned ?
Yes.
Look at the documentation for .Descendants(), for example. It says that the elements are returned in document order.