string to Xml conversion

Question

How to convert the following string to xml ?

 var query = @"<Cars><Car manufacturer='lindo'/> <Car manufacturer='Opera'/></Cars>";

As it is a string i can't apply the extension method .cast() to convert it to XDocument or XElement.

itowlson · Accepted Answer · 2009-12-23 21:08:24Z

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Use the XDocument.Parse method.

answered Dec 23, 2009 at 21:08

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When in doubt, if you have a string and you want to make a Something from it, look for a method named Something.Parse.

@Jason Really a valuable suggestion

Doc Brown · Accepted Answer · 2009-12-23 21:14:25Z

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Try

 var queryXml = "<?xml version=\"1.0\"?>" + query; var xdoc = new XmlDocument(); xdoc.LoadXml(queryXml);

(Cars will be your root element).

answered Dec 23, 2009 at 21:14

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why the closing tag </xml> is not allowed when i put "<?xml..> <Cars><Car>....</Car> </xml>"

@Dina because (a) there is no "opening tag" and (b) "xml" in any capitalization is reserved in XML

@Dina: the ?xml is not the opening tag for the xml document. It is like a header. You need to have <?xml...><xml>...</xml>

@Dina you actually need </Cars>