How to convert NameValueCollection to XML?

Question

How can I convert a NameValueCollection like:

  var mydata = new NameValueCollection();
    mydata.Add("UserID", "3698521478963");
    mydata.Add("Password", "23584");
    mydata.Add("VerifyCode", "23654");

to a XML String like this :

XML Data:

?

Language? Also, please don't use images of code. That's a filthy habit. — Sobrique, Dec 01 '15 at 09:38
Possible duplicate of [How can I build XML in C#?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/284324/how-can-i-build-xml-in-c) — Rob, Dec 01 '15 at 11:36

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 01 '15 at 11:06

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You can use LINQ-to-XML to achieve that, for example :

var mydata = new NameValueCollection();
mydata.Add("UserID", "3698521478963");
mydata.Add("Password", "23584");
mydata.Add("VerifyCode", "23654");

var result = new XElement("Root",
                            mydata.AllKeys.Select(o => new XElement(o, mydata[o]))
                         );
Console.WriteLine(result.ToString());

Dotnetfiddle Demo

output :

<Root>
  <UserID>3698521478963</UserID>
  <Password>23584</Password>
  <VerifyCode>23654</VerifyCode>
</Root>

answered Dec 01 '15 at 11:06

har07

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Thanks for the answer. Spot on! – jjthebig1 Feb 21 '17 at 23:24
is it possible also to deserialize the XML and rebuild the original NameValueCollection with this approach? – MtwStark Jun 27 '18 at 09:09

How to convert NameValueCollection to XML?

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