Reading Complex XML Using LINQ

XML Data

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<company>
    <Emp_details>
        <id>1</id>
        <emp>satyam</emp>
        <emp_type>Developer</emp_type>
        <joining_date>4/5/2012</joining_date>
        <contact>
            <phone>
                <no>98924567</no>
                <type>home</type>
            </phone>
            <phone>
                <no>98564786</no>
                <type>mobile</type>
            </phone>
        </contact>
    </Emp_details>
    <Emp_details>
        <id>2</id>
        <emp_name>anil</emp_name>
        <emp_type>Developer</emp_type>
        <joining_date>4/5/2012</joining_date>
        <contact>
            <phone>
                <no>345678</no>
                <type>home</type>
            </phone>
            <phone>
                <no>9856555554786</no>
                <type>mobile</type>
            </phone>
        </contact>
    </Emp_details>
    <Emp_details>
        <id>3</id>
        <emp>nandan</emp>
        <emp_type>Developer</emp_type>
        <joining_date>4/5/2012</joining_date>
        <contact>
            <phone>
                <no>98924568767</no>
                <type>home</type>
            </phone>
            <phone>
                <no>98564234786</no>
                <type>mobile</type>
            </phone>
        </contact>
    </Emp_details>

</company>

CS File

public class Emp
{
    public int ID
    {
        get;
        set;
    }
    public string Emp_Name
    {
        get;
        set;
    }
    public string EmpType
    {
        get;
        set;
    }
    public DateTime join_date
    {
        get;
        set;
    }
    public Contact Contacts
    {
        get;
        set;
    }
}

public class Contact
{
    public List < PhoneContact > Phone = new List < PhoneContact > ();
}

public class PhoneContact
{
    public string Type
  {
        get;
        set;
    }
    public string Number
    {
        get;
        set;
    }
}




// Using LINQ
private List < Emp > GetempList()
{
        XElement xmlDoc = XElement.Load(Server.MapPath(@ "~/Data/Meeting.xml))
                    var Employee = from cust in xmlDoc.Descendants("Emp_details")
                    select new Emp
                     {
                        ID = Convert.ToInt32(cust.Element("id").Value),
                            Emp_Name = cust.Element("emp_name").Value,
                            EmpType = cust.Element("emp_type").Value,
                            join_date = Convert.ToDateTime(cust.Element("joining_date").Value),
                            Contacts = new Contact()
                                {
                                Phone = new List < PhoneContact > (from phn in cust.Descendants("phone") select new PhoneContact {
                                    Type = phn.Element("type").Value,
                                        Number = phn.Element("no").Value
                                })
                            }
                    };
                    return Employee.ToList();
                }


                // Using LAMDA Expression
                private List < Customer > GetempList()
                {
                    XElement xmlDoc = XElement.Load(Server.MapPath(@ "~/Data/Meeting.xml))

                                var Employee =
                                    xmlDoc.Descendants("item").Select(cust => new Customer
                                     {
                                        ID = Convert.ToInt32(cust.Element("id").Value),
                                            Emp_Name = cust.Element("emp_name").Value,
                                            EmpType = cust.Element("emp_type").Value,
                                            join_date = Convert.ToDateTime(cust.Element("joining_date").Value),
                                            Contacts = new Contact
                                            {
                                                Phone = cust.Descendants("phone").Select(phn => new PhoneContact
                                                {
                                                    Number = phn.Element("type").Value,
                                                        Type = phn.Element("no").Value
                                                }).ToList()
                                            }
                                    });

                                return Employee.ToList();
                            }