Is an element empty
using System; using System.Collections; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Text; using System.Data.Linq; using System.Reflection; using System.Xml.Linq; class Program { static void Main(string[] args) { XElement xml = XElement.Load("Employee.xml"); XElement firstName = xml.Descendants("firstname").First(); Console.WriteLine("Is FirstName tag empty? {0}", firstName.IsEmpty ? "Yes" : "No"); XElement idEmployee = xml.Descendants("idperson").First(); Console.WriteLine("Is idperson tag empty? {0}", idEmployee.IsEmpty ? "Yes" : "No"); } }