Overview

LINQ to XML is a LINQ-enabled, in-memory XML programming interface that enables you to work with XML from within the .NET Framework programming languages.

LINQ to XML is like the Document Object Model (DOM) in that it brings the XML document into memory. You can query and modify the document, and after you modify it you can save it to a file or serialize it and send it over the Internet. However, LINQ to XML differs from DOM: It provides a new object model that is lighter weight and easier to work with, and that takes advantage of language improvements in Visual C# 2008 or higher version.

Features:

The most important advantage of LINQ to XML is its integration with Language-Integrated Query (LINQ). This integration enables you to write queries on the in-memory XML document to retrieve collections of elements and attributes. The query capability of LINQ to XML is comparable in functionality (although not in syntax) to XPath and XQuery. The integration of LINQ in Visual C# 2008 or above provides stronger typing, compile-time checking, and improved debugger support.

Another advantage of LINQ to XML is the ability to use query results as parameters to XElement and XAttribute object constructors enables a powerful approach to creating XML trees. This approach, called functional construction, enables developers to easily transform XML trees from one shape to another.

Example:

I have attached the project file which will demonstrate how to do CRUD operation with XML file using LINQ to XML.

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LINQ_XML1.zip (190.59 kb)