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Unable to parse xml string using Xdocument and Linq

I would like to parse the below xml using XDocument in Linq.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<string xmlns="http://tempuri.org/">
<Sources>
<Item>
<Id>1</Id>
<Name>John</Name>
</Item>
<Item>
<Id>2</Id>
<Name>Max</Name>
</Item>
<Item>
<Id>3</Id>
<Name>Ricky</Name>
</Item>
</Sources>
</string>
My parsing code is :
var xDoc = XDocument.Parse(xmlString);
var xElements = xDoc.Element("Sources")?.Elements("Item");
if (xElements != null)
foreach (var source in xElements)
{
Console.Write(source);
}
xElements is always null. I tried using namespace as well, it did not work. How can I resolve this issue?

Try below code:
string stringXml = "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?><string xmlns=\"http://tempuri.org/\"><Sources><Item><Id>1</Id><Name>John</Name></Item><Item><Id>2</Id><Name>Max</Name></Item><Item><Id>3</Id><Name>Ricky</Name></Item></Sources></string>";
XDocument xDoc = XDocument.Parse(stringXml);
var items = xDoc.Descendants("{http://tempuri.org/}Sources")?.Descendants("{http://tempuri.org/}Item").ToList();
I tested it and it correctly shows that items has 3 lements :) Maybe you used namespaces differently (it's enough to inspect xDoc objct in object browser and see its namespace).

You need to concatenate the namespace and can directly use Descendants method to fetch all Item nodes like:
XNamespace ns ="http://tempuri.org/";
var xDoc = XDocument.Parse(xmlString);
var xElements = xDoc.Descendants(ns + "Item");
foreach (var source in xElements)
{
Console.Write(source);
}
This prints on Console:
<Item xmlns="http://tempuri.org/">
<Id>1</Id>
<Name>John</Name>
</Item><Item xmlns="http://tempuri.org/">
<Id>2</Id>
<Name>Max</Name>
</Item><Item xmlns="http://tempuri.org/">
<Id>3</Id>
<Name>Ricky</Name>
</Item>
See the working DEMO Fiddle

How to add Namespace and Declaration to the existing XML

how to add Namespace and Declaration to the existing xml.
My XML
<Order>
<child1></child1>
</Order>
Expected
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
<Order xmlns="http://a.com/a">
<child1></child>
</Order>

Assuming you're only changing the element namespaces and ignoring any attributes, you can parse this using LINQ to XML and then change every element's qualified name:
var doc = XDocument.Parse(xml);
XNamespace ns = "http://a.com/a";
foreach (var element in doc.Descendants())
{
element.Name = ns + element.Name.LocalName;
}

Add XML element before last element using Linq

I need to add new element before the last element of the XML using Linq.
For example:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<products>
<product id="p1">
<name>Delta</name>
<price>800</price>
<country>Denmark</country>
</product>
<product id="p3">
<name>Alfa</name>
<price>1200</price>
<country>Germany</country>
</product>
</products>
New element <stock></stock> should be inserted before <country> element using Linq

// load the XML file into XDocument instance
var doc = XDocument.Load("sourceFile.xml");
// find all <country> elements
var countries = doc.Root.Elements("product").Elements("Country");
// add <stock /> before each <country> elements
foreach(var country in countries)
{
country.AddBeforeSelf(new XElement("stock"));
}
// save document to the file
doc.Save("sourceFile.xml");

linq to xml navigate through xml c#

I have some XML and need to be able to read the data within.
A sample of the XML is
<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<ConsumeLeadRequest xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
<LeadType>Mortgage</LeadType>
<LeadXml>
<ns1:LeadAssigned xmlns:ns1="http://YaddaYadda" xmlns:ns0="http://YaddaYadda" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<ns0:Lead>
<Reference>1234</Reference>
<Product>
<Mnemonic>Mortgage</Mnemonic>
<Description>Mortgage Leads</Description>
<SubType>Other</SubType>
</Product>
<ExtendedInfo>
<Mortgage>
<MortgageValue>75000</MortgageValue>
<MortgageValueLowerBound>1</MortgageValueLowerBound>
<MortgageValueUpperBound>500</MortgageValueUpperBound>
<PropertyValue>100000</PropertyValue>
<PropertyValueLowerBound>1</PropertyValueLowerBound>
<PropertyValueUpperBound>500</PropertyValueUpperBound>
<Adverse>false</Adverse>
<FirstTime>false</FirstTime>
</Mortgage>
</ExtendedInfo>
<Applicants>
<Applicant1>
<Title>Mr</Title>
<Forename>SampleForename</Forename>
<Surname>SampleSurname</Surname>
<DateOfBirth>1903-02-01</DateOfBirth>
<Smoker>false</Smoker>
<TelephoneNumbers>
<TelephoneNumber>
<Number>01244123456</Number>
<Type>Mobile</Type>
</TelephoneNumber>
</TelephoneNumbers>
<EmailAddresses>
<EmailAddress>
<Email>test#moneysupermarket.com</Email>
<Type>Business</Type>
</EmailAddress>
</EmailAddresses>
<Addresses>
<Address>
<Street>Sample Street</Street>
<District>Sample District</District>
<Town>Sample Town</Town>
<County>Sample County</County>
<Postcode>CH53UZ</Postcode>
<Type>Home</Type>
</Address>
</Addresses>
</Applicant1>
</Applicants>
</ns0:Lead>
<Assignment>
<Price>20</Price>
<AssignmentDateTime>2010-02-01T00:00:00</AssignmentDateTime>
<Subscription>
<Reference>1234</Reference>
<Subscriber>
<Title>Mr</Title>
<Forename>SampleForename</Forename>
<Surname>SampleSurname</Surname>
</Subscriber>
</Subscription>
<Account>
<Reference>1234</Reference>
<CompanyName>Sample Company</CompanyName>
</Account>
<LeadType>SampleLeadType</LeadType>
<TerritoryName>UNITED KINGDOM</TerritoryName>
</Assignment>
</ns1:LeadAssigned>
</LeadXml>
<AuthenticationUsername>Username</AuthenticationUsername>
<AuthenticationPassword>Password</AuthenticationPassword>
</ConsumeLeadRequest>
Using Linq to XML how do i navigate to the items?
Thanks
Sp
I have tried a few things like
XDocument Leads = XDocument.Load(#"C:\Users\Steven.Pentleton\AppData\Local\Temporary Projects\PAALeadImport\PAAExmple.xml");
var Lead = (from L in Leads.Descendants("Lead")
select new { LeadType = (string)L.Element("Reference") }).ToList();
var S = Lead.First();
string T = S.LeadType;

Are you looking for XDcoument or XElement in linq
Namespace: using System.Xml.Linq;

I guess you are looking for a Linq To Xml guide

Need a Nested LINQ to XML query help

i have a XML file as follows:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<publisher>
<name>abc</name>
<link>http://</link>
<description>xyz</description>
<category title="Top">
<item>
<title>abc</title>
<link>http://</link>
<pubDate>1</pubDate>
<description>abc</description>
</item>
<item>
<title>abc</title>
<link>http://</link>
<pubDate>2</pubDate>
<description>abc</description>
</item>
</category>
<category title="Top2">
<item>
<title>abc</title>
<link>http://</link>
<pubDate>1</pubDate>
<description>abc</description>
</item>
<item>
<title>abc</title>
<link>http://</link>
<pubDate>2</pubDate>
<description>abc</description>
</item>
</category>
</publisher>
I need to write a LINQ to XML query in C# which returns everything under a "category" tag based on the value of attribute provided. I have tried the following code but it gives me error. Any help will be appreciated:
System.Xml.Linq.XElement xml = System.Xml.Linq.XElement.Parse(e.Result);
IEnumerable<string> items = from category in xml.Elements("category")
where category.Attribute("title").Value == "Top"
select category.ToString();

IEnumerable<string> items = from category in xml.Descendants("category")
where category.Attribute("title").Value == "Top"
select category.ToString();
Of course, that's going to give you a list with one string in it. If you want just the string in it:
var items = (from category in xml.Descendants("category")
where category.Attribute("title").Value == "Top"
select category.ToString()).First();
But, if you want to continue processing the XML, you probably really want it as a XElement object:
var items = (from category in xml.Descendants("category")
where category.Attribute("title").Value == "Top"
select category).First();