c# how to load strings from xml

Question

I have an xml file from weather icons that maps a string to an html encoded font string.

I have an xml file that looks something like

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <resources>
      <string name="wi_owm_200">&#xf01e;</string>
    </resources>

I need a way that I can lookup easily the string wi_omw_200 and get back

&#xf01e

is there an easy way to do this in c#?

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 08 '17 at 02:29

You can use XmlNodeList

var xmlString = @"<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>
    <resources>
      <string name=\"wi_om_200w\">&#xf01e;</string>
    </resources>";

var xmlDoc = new XmlDocument();
xmlDoc.LoadXml(xmlString); 

var xmlNodeList = xml.SelectNodes("/resources/string[@name='wi_om_200w']");
var value = xmlNodeList.FirstOrDefault();
if (value != null)
{
    Console.WriteLine(value.InnerText);
}

c# how to load strings from xml

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