How to use For loop inside XElement

Question

I try to create an XML document from a recieved List<T> which T is the type of the list.

so, the problem is when I try to use a for loop inside XElement I get errors.

My idea is ccreating an XML Document contains elements based on the T properties

So please how can I use the for loop inside the XElement?

If you get an error, please paste it into your question. That makes it easier for us to see the problem. However, you cannot have a for-loop within a call to a method - that's invalid syntax. You need to call the `Add` method inside the loop instead. — Xerillio, Jan 13 '21 at 19:42

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 13 '21 at 20:04

As for your error, you cant pass a for-loop as a method parameter. I see what you're getting at here, but you're doing it kind of inverted. Instead of placing the for-loop into the add method, put the add method into the for loop:

for (int i = 0; i < PropertiesLength; i++)
{ 
    var element = new XElement(dataAsList_Properties[i].Name, dataAsList_Properties[i].GetValue(d));
    xdoc.Root.Element(childElementsName).Add(element);
}

Also:

Might I suggest having T implement a certain interface? This will allow you setup methods that are available across all of your types so that your data is more accessible for your conversion to XML

How to use For loop inside XElement

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