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Convert XElement to XmlElement
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Linq;
public static class XElementExtensions
{
public static XmlElement ToXmlElement(this XElement el)
{
var doc = new XmlDocument();
doc.Load(el.CreateReader());
return doc.DocumentElement;
}
}
@blueboxes
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Very helpful. You may want to wrap el.CreateReader() in a using statement as it returns an object that implements IDisposable.

@TimothyDJewell
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TimothyDJewell commented May 3, 2018

Nice; found this while working in a legacy code area. For converting to the middle of an existing XmlDocument instance, you can make this a bit messier like:

public static XmlElement ToXmlElement(this XElement el, XmlDocument ownerDocument)
{
    return (XmlElement)ownerDocument.ReadNode(el.CreateReader());
}

The returned element could then be appended as a child of any element in ownerDocument.

@andreisfedotov
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๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘

@ComSpex
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ComSpex commented May 5, 2021

Thanks a lot!! It's very helpful.

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