how to convert <System.Xml.Linq.XElement> to List<string>

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Hi Friends,

How to convert linq query to a list of string

my code is given below

C#

public static List<string> checksum(string cusip)
  {
      XDocument doc = XDocument.Load("SampleXML.xml");
      List<string> aacruedlist = doc.Descendants("PositionSummary")
                   .Where(item =>
                       {
                           string cus = (string)item.Element("Cusip");
                           return cus != null && cus == cusip;
                       })
                   .ToList().Descendants("AccruedInterest").ToList();//error
      return aacruedlist;
  }

Error i am getting

Error	1	Cannot implicitly convert type 'System.Collections.Generic.List<System.Xml.Linq.XElement>' to 'System.Collections.Generic.List<string>'

please help

[edit]Code block fixed - OriginalGriff[/edit]

Posted 18-Jul-15 1:38am

jinesh sam

Updated 18-Jul-15 1:52am

OriginalGriff

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-18T01:54:00

The Descendents are XElement instances, not strings, so you need to Select the Value property in order to get strings:

C#

public static List<string> checksum(string cusip)
  {
      XDocument doc = XDocument.Load("SampleXML.xml");
      List<string> aacruedlist = doc.Descendants("PositionSummary")
                   .Where(item =>
                       {
                           string cus = (string)item.Element("Cusip");
                           return cus != null && cus == cusip;
                       })
                   .Descendants("AccruedInterest")
                   .Select(d => d.Value)
                   .ToList();
      return aacruedlist;
  }