c# - XML file loaded as a string -

i have noticed code wrote few years , whilst thinking optimizations thought maybe area improved. have following:

var xml = new stringbuilder(""); foreach (var product in products) { xml.append(product.asxml());  // gives xml string. } return string.format("<products>{0}</products>", xml); 

the xml string large number of products in database increase, wondering if there better way this.

jd

i use linq xml link

you try this:

    var prod = new list<string>();     prod.add("apples");     prod.add("oranges");     var doc = new xelement("product");     foreach(string p in prod){           doc.add(new xelement("products", p));     }      debug.writeline(doc.tostring()); 

outputs this

<product>   <products>apples</products>   <products>oranges</products> </product> 

this mean no mucking around strings.

cheers

iain