Query XML with Descendants : Query : XML LINQ C# Source Code

    
 
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Data.Linq;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Xml.Linq;

class Program {
    static void Main(string[] args) {
        XElement xml = XElement.Load("Employee.xml");
        var query = from p in xml.Descendants("person")
                    join s in xml.Descendants("id")
                    on (int)p.Element("id") equals (int)s.Attribute("id")
                    select new {
                        FirstName = p.Element("firstname").Value,
                        LastName = p.Element("lastname").Value,
                        Amount = s.Attribute("salaryyear").Value
                    };
        foreach (var record in query) {
            Console.WriteLine("Employee: {0} {1}, Salary {2}", record.FirstName,
                                                            record.LastName,
                                                            record.Amount);
        }
    }
}