How to get value of a specific element in xml in c#

Question

I have a xml file in below format

I want to fetch the value of Child1 When I am using below code it is providing a null value. Please help

XDocument xmlDoc = XDocument.Load(fileName);
 XElement po = xmlDoc.Root.Element("Root");
 XElement el1 = po.Element("Child1");

Root should be allready the root tag.

Florian Schmidinger
– Florian Schmidinger

2015-01-15 08:49:21 +00:00
Commented Jan 15, 2015 at 8:49 — Florian Schmidinger
– Florian Schmidinger, Commented Jan 15, 2015 at 8:49
BTW, the second <Root> should of course be </Root>.

Matthew Watson
– Matthew Watson

2015-01-15 08:55:21 +00:00
Commented Jan 15, 2015 at 8:55 — Matthew Watson
– Matthew Watson, Commented Jan 15, 2015 at 8:55

RePierre · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-15 08:50:13Z

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Use this:

xmlDoc.Descendants("Child1").First();

answered Jan 15, 2015 at 8:50

RePierre

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Matthew Watson Over a year ago

Or xmlDoc.Descendants("Child1").First().Value if you only want the value, or also xmlDoc.Root.Element("Child1").Value

user1891916 Over a year ago

i used below code as mentioned by you string s1 = xmlDoc.Root.Element("Child1").Value;i am getting error as Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

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