LINQ & XML (references & using System..)

[njitram]

Hiho C# people!

I have a problem while compiling this:

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

namespace ConsoleApplication5
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            XDocument test = XDocument.Load(dataPath + "c:\\test.xml");
            var result = new XElement("dbs", from test.Descendants("dbs") select new XElement("db", a.Element("id").Value));
            Console.WriteLine(result);
        }
    }
}

Error 1 ) expected C:\..\Program.cs 14 51 ConsoleApplication5
Error 2 ; expected C:\..\Program.cs 14 75 ConsoleApplication5
Error 3 ; expected C:\..\Program.cs 14 82 ConsoleApplication5
Error 4 ; expected C:\..\Program.cs 14 123 ConsoleApplication5
Error 5 Invalid expression term ')' C:\..\Program.cs 14 123 ConsoleApplication5

I think i forgot a reference and using System.somthing

Can someone helpe me out?

[camilojvarona]

Hi,

You have syntax errors. It has nothing to do with importing any namespace.

Regards,
Camilo

[njitram]

Does anny one know annthing about this then?
or got a smaple that i can use that works?

[camilojvarona]

Hi,

In this links there are some videos. Are in VB.NET but you should be able of understand them.

http://www.asp.net/learn/linq-videos/

Regards,
Camilo

[njitram]

Ai.. its VB.. :(

[camilojvarona]

Hi,

Wha you missed was 'a in', here is the correct way.

XDocument test = XDocument.Load(dataPath + "c:\\test.xml");
            var result =  new XElement("a", from a in test.Descendants("dbs") select new XElement("db", a.Element("id").Value));

If you really are interested in understand that code the you should read some article about how to crate XML with LINQ. Here are some videos http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vcsharp/aa336745.aspx

Also you can go to this link.

http://blog.paranoidferret.com/index.php/2008/03/04/introduction-to-linq-simple-xml-parsing/

Hope this help.
Camilo