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C# Parse XML Response to Array

I'm working with a third party system that returns the following xml response
{<origenxml type="data">
<data>
<item>
<id><![CDATA[PIN/4590/67]]></id>
<filename><![CDATA[CS.STAR]]></filename>
<group>
<id>MAIN</id>
<dictionary id="CS.ST.BOXNO">
<desc><![CDATA[boxes]]></desc>
<value ln="0"></value>
<raw-value ln="0"></raw-value>
<value ln="1"><![CDATA[121880 ]]></value>
<raw-value ln="1"><![CDATA[B-FILE394**BCBF*BC*121880*]]></raw-value>
<value ln="2"><![CDATA[121881 ]]></value>
<raw-value ln="2"><![CDATA[B-FILE394**BCBF*BC*121881*]]></raw-value>
<value ln="3"><![CDATA[121882 ]]></value>
<raw-value ln="3"><![CDATA[B-FILE394**BCBF*BC*121882*]]></raw-value>
<value ln="4"><![CDATA[940288 ]]></value>
<raw-value ln="4"><![CDATA[B-FILE80**BCBF*BC*940288*]]></raw-value>
<value ln="5"><![CDATA[170415 ]]></value>
<raw-value ln="5"><![CDATA[ALPHA**BC*BC*170415*]]></raw-value>
</raw-value>
</dictionary>
</group>
</item>
</data>
</origenxml>}
Each line under Boxes, represents an object where the value is the Id and the raw-value is the data ( so line 5 - ID = 170415 and the Value = ALPHA**BC*BC*170415*) but i really can't figure out the best way to parse the xml. I have no control over the response xml, so i can't anything helpful like extra node names

First thing, I want to make sure this is really the XML, because it's malformed. There's a floating end tag for the </raw-value> right before the </dictionary>. Assuming that is a mistake then the solution is easy with Linq over XML.
You'll need to add the following using statements:
using System.IO;
using System.Xml.Linq;
I created this sample in a Console application, but you should be able to easily adapt it. The first step is to create an XDocument object from your XML. I'm pulling the text from a constant string value.
static XDocument CreateDocument()
{
using (var reader = new StringReader(testData)) {
return XDocument.Load(reader);
}
}
The rest is simply to create a query and enumerate it.
var doc = CreateDocument();
var results = from value in doc.Descendants("value")
join rawValue in doc.Descendants("raw-value")
on value.Attribute("ln").Value equals rawValue.Attribute("ln").Value
select new { Value = value.Attribute("ln").Value, RawValue = rawValue.Value };
foreach (var result in results) {
Console.WriteLine($"{result.Value} => {result.RawValue}");
}

Delete XML node that contains a certain value

Here is the xml structure.
I am trying to delete each Status node where State contains the word failed.
What is the best way to remove these?
<Stats>
<Status>
<Desc>something here</Desc>
<State>pending - ok</State>
</Status>
<Status>
<Desc>something here</Desc>
<State>failed</State>
</Status>
</Stats>

void Main()
{
XDocument xml = XDocument.Parse(#"<Stats>
<Status>
<Desc>something here</Desc>
<State>pending - ok</State>
</Status>
<Status>
<Desc>something here</Desc>
<State>failed</State>
</Status>
</Stats>");
xml.Descendants("State").Where (x => x.Value.Contains("fail")).Ancestors("Status").Remove();
Console.WriteLine(xml.ToString());
}
Parse will load the xml in-memory, Load is used for loading it from a stream or via I/O means.
#Gregory Pilar's answer heavily influenced this answer; I believe he wrote that from memory, the snippet I provided was testing via LinqPad and returns expected results.

You can use Linq to XMl, to do the job
var xdoc = XDocument.Load(path_to_xml);
xdoc.Descendants("Status")
.Where(os => (int)os.Attribute("State") == "failed")
.Remove();
xdoc.Save(path_to_xml);

xDoc.Descendants("Status").Where(status => status.Element("State").Value.ToLower().Contains("fail")).Remove();

How can I get the Status element from the following XML?

I'm getting the following block of xml back from a web service:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
<ArrayOfItemResponse xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
<ItemResponse>
<Item xmlns="http://www.xyz.com/ns/2006/05/01/webservices/abc/def">
<RequestKey Name="ESM.PA" Service="" />
<QoS>
<TimelinessInfo Timeliness="REALTIME" TimeInfo="0" />
<RateInfo Rate="TIME_CONFLATED" TimeInfo="10" />
</QoS>
<Status>
<StatusMsg>OK</StatusMsg>
<StatusCode>0</StatusCode>
</Status>
<Fields>
<Field DataType="Utf8String" Name="DSPLY_NAME">
<Utf8String>D15 |ASDFDSAA ETF </Utf8String>
</Field>
</Fields>
</Item>
</ItemResponse>
</ArrayOfItemResponse>
I'm trying to capture the Status element in an object as follows, but it's not working.
var _xml = XDocument.Parse(xmlFromService);
var stat = _xml
.Descendants("ArrayOfItemResponse")
.Descendants("ItemResponse")
.Descendants("Item")
.Descendants("Status");
What's the best way for me to get this element?

If you want to use System.Xml.Linq, you can use this expression:
var stat = (from n in _xml.Descendants() where n.Name.LocalName == "Status" select n).ToList();

You are not able to get the required results with your existing code because of the xmlns attribute in Item
<Item xmlns="http://www.xyz.com/ns/2006/05/01/webservices/abc/def">
This question addresses the problem you are actually facing. If you don't know the namespace then you should take a look at this question.

I don't know the best way, but you can read it like this
XmlDocument xdoc = new XmlDocument();
xdoc.Load(stream);
var statMsg = xdoc.GetElementsByTagName("StatusMsg")[0].InnerText;
var statCode = xdoc.GetElementsByTagName("StatusCode")[0].InnerText;

use xpath, something like
var stat = _xml.SelectSingleNode(#"ArrayOfItemResponse/ItemResponse/ItemStatus/StatusCode").Value;
that should put the value 0 into stat.

Your xml code use Namespace.
XNamespace ns = "http://www.xyz.com/ns/2006/05/01/webservices/abc/def";
var stat = _xml.Descendants(ns + "Status");

Linq to XML: Returning attributes from Children of the same name and Parents of the same name

So, the noobie question of the day...
I have an XML file with the following structure:
<result>
<rowSet name="name">
<row name="name1" />
<row name="name2" />
<row name="name3" />
</rowSet>
<rowSet name="type">
<row type="type1" />
<row type="type2" />
<row type="type3" />
</rowSet>
etc..
</result>
I've been trying, and rather unsuccessfully, to get the row attributes from a single rowSet based off the rowSet:attribute name. In other words, I'm trying to pull the attributes from the "row"s which are only contained under a rowSet:Attribute of a specific name.
I've tried using:
var rowSet = from rs in xmlDoc.Descendants("result")
where rs.Descendants("rowset").Attributes("name").Any(a => a.Value == "name")
select new
{
row = from r in xmlDoc.Descendants("row")
select new
{
skillID = r.Attribute("name"),
}
};
However, this doesn't give more than a single result. Been rather frustrating, and yet again...after trying 15 different suggestions I have been unable to remember the original code for the reader.
An answer was given:
var rowNames = (from i in xmlDoc.Descendants("rowSet")
where (string)i.Attribute("name") == "name"
select i.Descendants("row")) // Had to move this last ) to...
.Select(r => (string)r.Attribute("name")); // Here in order to get it to work
I believe this worked but I'm too noobish to find out how to iterate through it, even though I can get to the data through the "Result View" of the debugger when the program is running.
Ok, so I'm able to get that query to run right (by moving a ")" first) and when I start stepping through the code, the rowNames has values in it. However, I've been very unsuccessful in displaying the information in any way. I'm playing with this in a console app, fyi.
So that's the first problem.
The second is, if I start making my XML a bit more complicated, by adding multiple attributes to the row elements, like:
<result>
<rowSet name="name">
<row fName="Ted" lName = "Happy" />
<row name="Billy" lName = "Maddison"/>
<row name="John" lName = "Doe"/>
</rowSet>
<rowSet name="type">
<row type="type1" type2 ="Hero"/>
<row type="type2" type2 ="Villain" />
<row type="type3" type2 ="Neutral"/>
</rowSet>
</result>
How then do I retrieve all attributes in an element?
This seems so basic, which is why I'm feeling quite retarded at the moment.

You can get the names alone easily enough:
var rowNames = from i in xmlDoc.Descendants("rowSet")
where (string)i.Attribute("name") == "name"
from r in i.Descendants("row")
select (string)r.Attribute("name");
Just adjust the strings to get the other. (You might throw this in a method and use parameters, for example.)

This is a bit guesswork, but do you mean:
from rs in xmlDoc.Descendants("result").Descendants("rowSet")
where (string)rs.Attribute("name") == "name"
from r in rs.Descendants("row")
select new { skillID = (string)r.Attribute("type") }

linq to xml access data based on field attribute

I have some xml like this:
<Data>
<Rows>
<Row>
<Field Name="title">Mr</Field>
<Field Name="surname">Doe</Field>
<Row>
<Rows>
<Data>
using linq how can I get the value contained in the field element where the attribute is surname
thanks

Here is how you can express your query using LINQ to XML:
XDocument doc = XDocument.Parse("<Data><Rows><Row><Field Name=\"title\">Mr</Field><Field Name=\"surname\">Doe</Field></Row></Rows></Data>");
string[] matches = (from e in doc.Descendants("Field")
where (string)e.Attribute("Name") == "surname"
select (string)e).ToArray();

Actually, you're trying to do an XML-to-Linq thing here. Linq to XML is more meant to create an XML structure from objects through Linq.
Since you have an XML file, you can use something like this:
XmlDocument xml = new XmlDocument();
xml.LoadXml(Content);
string Surname = xml.SelectSingleNode("//Field/[#Name='surname']").Value.ToString();
In other use, to get data from XML, use XPath instead.