c# - Using LINQ to parse XML into Dictionary -

i have configuration file such as:

<configurationfile>     <config name="some.configuration.setting" value="some.configuration.value"/>     <config name="some.configuration.setting2" value="some.configuration.value2"/>     ... </configurationfile> 

i trying read xml , convert dictionary. tried coding liek wrong not compile.

dictionary<string, string> configdictionary = (from configdatum in xmldocument.descendants("config")                                                select new                                                {                                                    name = configdatum.attribute("name").value,                                                    value = configdatum.attribute("value").value,                                                }).todictionary<string, string>(something shoudl go here...?); 

if tell me how working helpful. always, of course, read

to give more detailed answer - can use todictionary wrote in question. in missing part, need specify "key selector" , "value selector" these 2 functions tell todictionary method part of object you're converting key , value. extracted these 2 anonymous type, can write:

var configdictionary =   (from configdatum in xmldocument.descendants("config")   select new {     name = configdatum.attribute("name").value,     value = configdatum.attribute("value").value,   }).todictionary(o => o.name, o => o.value); 

note removed generic type parameter specification. c# compiler figures automatically (and we're using overload 3 generic arguments). however, can avoid using anonymous type - in version above, create temporary store value. simplest version just:

var configdictionary =    xmldocument.descendants("config").todictionary(     datum => datum.attribute("name").value,     datum => datum.attribute("value").value );