Convert XElement to XmlElement

XElementExtensions.cs

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;
    }
}

Very helpful. You may want to wrap el.CreateReader() in a using statement as it returns an object that implements IDisposable.

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.

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Thanks a lot!! It's very helpful.