How to retrieve HTML from XElement without parent tag?

Question

I have xml like this

XElement xe = "<root>
    <mynode>
        Text with link <a href=''>Test</a>
    </mynode>
</root>";

public static string GetHtmlFromXElement(this XElement xe)
{
    return xe.ToString();
}

If I use

string result = xe.Element("mynode").GetHtmlFromXElement();

I get

<mynode>Text with link <a href=''>Test</a></mynode>

But I need

Text with link <a href=''>Test</a>

How to do this right?

Possible Duplicate: [Best way to get InnerXml of an XElement?](http://stackoverflow.com/q/3793/299327) — Ryan Gates, Feb 19 '13 at 17:29

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:32

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This looks like roughly the same question, with some pretty in-depth answers.

edited May 23 '17 at 10:32

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answered Feb 19 '13 at 17:27

Mark Avenius

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Thank you! I found the answer there. var reader = xe.CreateReader(); reader.MoveToContent(); return reader.ReadInnerXml().Trim(); – podeig Feb 19 '13 at 17:31

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 19 '13 at 17:31

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Try

string result = xe.Element("mynode").Value;

answered Feb 19 '13 at 17:31

bytefire

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It returns the text only without html. – podeig Feb 19 '13 at 17:36

How to retrieve HTML from XElement without parent tag?

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