how to add(or ignore) XML namespace when using XElement.Load

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I am creating XML using Linq to XML and C#. It all works great except when I need to manually add in a row in the XML. This row is only added if I have a value to pass through to it, otherwise I just ignore the entire tag. I use XElement.Load to load in the string of text that I store in a string but when I attach it to the XML it always puts in xmlns="" at the end of my tag. Is there a way I can tell XElement.Load to use the existing namespace or to ignore it when putting in the string to the XML? Ideally I just want my string to be included to the XML being created without extra tags being added. Below is a sample of what I currently do: ``` string XMLDetails = null; if (ValuePassedThrough != null) XMLDetails = ""; ``` When I build up the XML I load the above string into my XML. It is here where xmlns="" is being added to the XMLDetails value but ideally I want this ignored as it is causing issues with the recipien…

Accepted Answer

How about:

```
XElement withoutNamespace = XElement.Load(new StringReader(XMLDetails));
XElement withNamespace = new XElement(ns + withoutNamespace.Name.LocalName,
                                      withoutNamespace.Nodes());
```

As a better alternative - why don't you either include the namespace when you're building up the XML, or even better, create an `XElement` instead of manually generating an XML string which you then read. Manually creating XML is very rarely a good idea. Aside from anything else, you're assuming that `ValuePassedThrough` has already been escaped, or doesn't need escaping etc. That may be valid - but it's at least a cause for concern.

how to add(or ignore) XML namespace when using XElement.Load

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