How to use LINQ to XML to query XML data?

How to use LINQ to XML to query XML data?

using System.Xml.Linq;

string xml = @"<Employees>

<Employee Id='1'><Name>Alice</Name></Employee>

<Employee Id='2'><Name>Bob</Name></Employee>

</Employees>";

XDocument doc = XDocument.Parse(xml);

var names = doc.Descendants("Employee")

.Select(x => x.Element("Name")?.Value);

foreach (var name in names)

Console.WriteLine(name);

Explanation:

LINQ to XML provides an elegant way to query and manipulate XML data as objects.