c# - Select XElements from comma separated values -

c# - Select XElements from comma separated values -

i using linq-to-xml in project , want extract elements in comma separated string i.e.

here sample xml file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <newdataset> <table> <entity>employee</entity> <entityid>2857</entityid> .. more nodes... .. more nodes... </table> <table> <entity>employee</entity> <entityid>2856</entityid> .. more nodes... .. more nodes... </table> ....... </newdataset>

here xelement:

xelement mainentities = xelement.load(strfilename); ienumerable<xelement> entityelements; entityelements = mainentities.elements("table").where(xtab => (string)xtab.element("entity").value == "employee");

and comma separated string

var filter = new list<string> { stremployeeids };

i tried

entityelements = mainentities.elements("table").where(xtab => (string)xtab.element("entity").value == "employee" && filter.contains((string)xtab.element("entityid").value));

but it's not working...

how can got elements in filter entityelements;

assuming stremployeeids defined this:

string stremployeeids = "1,2,3";

you need split string create list out of it:

string[] filter = stremployeeids.split(',');

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