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   1: <States>

   2:   <State name="Wisconsin">

   3:     <Regions>

   4:       <Region name="Milwaukee">

   5:         <Area name="Mukwanago"/>

   6:         <Area name="Germantown"/>

   7:       </Region>

   8:       <Region name="Fox Valley">

   9:         <Area name="Oshkosh" />

  10:         <Area name="Appleton" />

  11:       </Region>    

  12:     </Regions>

  13:   </State>

  14: </States>

   1: // using System.Xml.Linq

   2:  

   3: // make sure the xml file exists

   4: XElement states  = XElement.Load("testXML.xml");

   5:  

   6: // Using LINQ

   7: XElement foundNode;

   8: var query = from XElement r in states.Descendants("Region")

   9:                    where r.Attribute("name").Value == "Milwaukee"

  10:                    select r;

  11: foundNode = query.FirstOrDefault();

  12:  

  13: // Using Lambda expressions

  14: foundNode = states.Descendants("Region").

  15:      Where(r => r.Attribute("name").Value ==

  16:                          "Milwaukee").FirstOrDefault();