LINQ to XML Part 4: Different way of Parsing string to create XML tree

Methods are as below.



2nd overloaded method is having a parameter LoadOptions; this parameter defines whether to preserve space line information or not.

LoadOptions enum

1. This is inside System.Linq namespace.
2. This enum is having 4 properties.

using System;
 
namespace System.Xml.Linq
{
   
    [Flags]
    public enum LoadOptions
    {

        PreserveWhitespace = 1,
        SetBaseUri = 2,       
        SetLineInfo = 4,
    }
}


Way #1 Parsing String to create XML Tree

In this sample, I will create a XML tree from string.
1. Using first method to create XML Tree.
2. There is only one parameter being passed.

XElement xmltree = XElement.Parse(@"<Address><Name>Dhananjay Kumar </Name> <Road> Padma Road </Road> </Address>");
Console.WriteLine(xmltree);


Output



In this sample, I will create a XML tree from string.

1. Using second method to create XML Tree.
2. There is two parameter being passed.
3. We are passing preserve space as load options.