How do you separate results by a character when looping through an XML file in C#? -

i storing settings in settings.xml file c# windows forms application , in xml file storing e-mail addresses.

i achieve being able loop through these e-mail addresses , send 1 e-mail of them.

what best way of looping through them , adding them using to.add method of mailmessage class in c#?

i have following code below retrieve them xml file:

var doc = xdocument.load(application.startuppath + "//settings.xml"); stringbuilder result = new stringbuilder(); foreach (xelement c in doc.descendants("emailaddresses"))  {     messagebox.show("results: " + c.value, "test"); }        

i have not been able figure out how split results. results in messagebox so: "email@domain.comemail@domain.comemail@domain.com" , on..or if best way achieve want.

your appreciated!

rather evaluating entire content below "emailaddresses" element, should enumerating child nodes individually. assuming "email<#>" elements children, code similar commenter stribizhev offered should work fine:

foreach(xelement c in doc.descendants("emailaddresses")     .selectmany(x => x.descendantnodes()         .where(‌​x => x.nodetype == system.xml.xmlnodetype.text))) {     messagebox.show("results: " + c.value, "test"); } 

note can't call descendantnodes() on result of call descendants(), return value instance of ienumerable<xelement>, not single xelement. can use selectmany() method flatten enumeration of descendants enumeration of their descendants.

alternatively, check node's name:

foreach(xelement c in doc.descendants("emailaddresses")     .selectmany(x => x.elements().where(‌​x => x.name.startswith("email"))) {     messagebox.show("results: " + c.value, "test"); } 

based on information you've provided far, expect either of work fine.

the above displays values in messagebox, in original example. obviously, can pass c.value mailaddresscollection.add() method instead, add them wanted.