Read an xml file and retrieve xml node Value using c#

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I'm trying to get the value of attribute(memo) in an xml file using c#,also i want to display the value(wonderful day) in a textbox .Can anyone help?

<tree>
  <Product comment=" C# "  memo="Wonderful day" /> 
 </tree>

possible duplicate of How to Retrieve XML Node Attributes In C# — Dan F
– Dan F, Commented Jul 15, 2011 at 10:20

m.edmondson · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-15 10:23:27Z

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Take a look at XPath

answered Jul 15, 2011 at 10:23

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Kirill Polishchuk · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-15 10:27:35Z

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var xml=@"<tree>
<Product comment="" C# ""  memo=""Wonderful day"" /> 
</tree>";

var doc = XDocument.Parse(xml);

var memo = doc.Document.Descendants("Product").Single().Attribute("memo").Value;

Output: Wonderful day

answered Jul 15, 2011 at 10:27

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Karthik Over a year ago

var xml =@"<tree><Product comment="" C# "" memo=""Wonderful day"" /> </tree>"; give error Data at the root level is invalid (xmlexception was unhandled)

Kirill Polishchuk Over a year ago

@Karthik, Provided source code works perfectly, without any exception, tested.

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