using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Xml.Linq; using System.Text; class Program { static void Main(string[] args) { XElement xdoc = XElement.Parse(@" <customers> <customer ID=""A""> <order Item=""Widget"" Price=""100"" /> <order Item=""Tire"" Price=""200"" /> </customer> </customers> "); Console.WriteLine(xdoc); } }