reading xml file with namespaces in c#

Question

My XML almost starts with

xmlns:x="http://schema.metastorm.com/Metastorm.Common.Markup"

So to get to attribute x:Name with specyfic x:Type

 <x:Object
     x:Name="someName"
     x:Type="{pref_-1582514068:MboField}">

I used this linq query:

string xmlns = "http://schema.metastorm.com/Metastorm.Common.Markup";

IEnumerable<string> values = from x in xdoc.Descendants(xmlns+"Object")
                       where x.Attribute(xmlns+"Type").ToString().EndsWith("MboField}")
                       select x.Attribute(xmlns+"Name").Value.ToString();

However I get error (System.Xml.XmlException) saying that colon character can't be used inside name. Of cours there is one in url.
What am I doing wrong? Is there some way to avoid using colon?

At least, you could try to google your question title. There are a lot of similar questions here. — Andrey Korneyev
– Andrey Korneyev, Commented Feb 28, 2017 at 15:27
I had the same question once before. xmlns should be an XNamespace. var xmlns = XNamespace.Get("http://schema.metastorm.com/Metastorm.Common.Markup");. Keep the rest of your code the same. Here was the answer I received. — Cᴏʀʏ
– Cᴏʀʏ, Commented Feb 28, 2017 at 15:31
yes, there are a lot of similar questions, but I did it as the solution showed. My namespace contains colon what provokes problem. In example you gave there are no colons in namespace — Arkadiusz Raszeja
– Arkadiusz Raszeja, Commented Feb 28, 2017 at 15:33
@ArkadiuszRaszeja: The example in the answer is using "XXXX" as a placeholder for a regular URI-namespace. — Cᴏʀʏ
– Cᴏʀʏ, Commented Feb 28, 2017 at 15:34

Arkadiusz Raszeja · Accepted Answer · 2017-02-28 15:38:09Z

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as Cory mentioned I used string instead of xNamespace.get. It shuld be:

var xmlns = XNamespace.Get("http://schema.metastorm.com/Metastorm.Common‌.Markup")

answered Feb 28, 2017 at 15:38

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