Found a method that works / finally got how to use a basic LINQ select query. Query:
var doc = XDocument.Load(path);
var animes = from anime in doc.Descendants("anime")
select new
{
series_animedb_id = anime.Element("series_animedb_id").Value,
series_title = anime.Element("series_title").Value,
series_synonyms = anime.Element("series_synonyms").Value,
series_type = anime.Element("series_type").Value,
series_episodes = anime.Element("series_episodes").Value,
series_status = anime.Element("series_status").Value,
series_start = anime.Element("series_start").Value,
series_end = anime.Element("series_end").Value,
series_image = anime.Element("series_image").Value,
my_id = anime.Element("my_id").Value,
my_watched_episodes = anime.Element("my_watched_episodes").Value,
my_start_date = anime.Element("my_start_date").Value,
my_finish_date = anime.Element("my_finish_date").Value,
my_score = anime.Element("my_score").Value,
my_status = anime.Element("my_status").Value,
my_rewatching = anime.Element("my_rewatching").Value,
my_rewatching_ep = anime.Element("my_rewatching_ep").Value,
my_last_updated = anime.Element("my_last_updated").Value,
my_tags = anime.Element("my_tags").Value
};
foreach (var anime in animes)
{
var newAnime = new AnimeI(anime.series_animedb_id, anime.series_title, anime.series_synonyms,
anime.series_type, anime.series_episodes, anime.series_status, anime.series_start,
anime.series_end, anime.series_image, anime.my_id, anime.my_watched_episodes,
anime.my_start_date, anime.my_finish_date, anime.my_score, anime.my_status,
anime.my_rewatching, anime.my_rewatching_ep, anime.my_last_updated, anime.my_tags);
animeList.Add(newAnime);
}
Class file:
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.IO;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Linq;
using System.Xml.Serialization;
namespace MalApp2
{
public class AnimeI
{
public override string ToString()
{
return this.Series_Title.ToString();
}
public AnimeI (string series_animedb_id, string series_title, string series_synonyms, string series_type,
string series_episodes, string series_status, string series_start, string series_end, string series_image,
string my_id, string my_watched_episodes, string my_start_date, string my_finish_date, string my_score,
string my_status, string my_rewatching, string my_rewatching_ep, string my_last_updated,
string my_tags)
{
this.Series_Animedb_Id = series_animedb_id;
this.Series_Title = series_title;
this.Series_Synonyms = series_synonyms;
this.Series_Type = series_type;
this.Series_Episodes = series_episodes;
this.Series_Status = series_status;
this.Series_Start = series_start;
this.Series_End = series_end;
this.Series_Image = series_image;
this.My_Id = my_id;
this.My_Watched_Episodes = my_watched_episodes;
this.My_Start_Date = my_start_date;
this.My_Finish_Date = my_finish_date;
this.My_Score = my_score;
this.My_Status = my_status;
this.My_Rewatching = my_rewatching;
this.My_Rewatching_Ep = my_rewatching_ep;
this.My_Last_Updated = my_last_updated;
this.My_Tags = my_tags;
}
public AnimeI()
{
}
public string Series_Animedb_Id { get; set; }
public string Series_Title { get; set; }
public string Series_Synonyms { get; set; }
public string Series_Type { get; set; }
public enum SeriesTypeEnum
{
Unknown = 0,
Tv = 1,
Ova = 2,
Movie = 3,
Special = 4,
Ona = 5,
Music = 6
}
public string Series_Episodes { get; set; }
public string Series_Status { get; set; }
public enum Series_StatusEnum
{
Watching = 1,
Completed = 2,
OnHold = 3,
Dropped = 4,
PlanToWatch = 6
}
public string Series_Start { get; set; }
public string Series_End { get; set; }
public string Series_Image { get; set; }
public string My_Id { get; set; }
public string My_Watched_Episodes { get; set; }
public string My_Start_Date { get; set; }
public string My_Finish_Date { get; set; }
public string My_Score { get; set; }
public string My_Status { get; set; }
public string My_Rewatching { get; set; }
public string My_Rewatching_Ep { get; set; }
public string My_Last_Updated { get; set; }
public string My_Tags { get; set; }
}
}
(the enums are currently unused)
Hope this helps others with similar issues
Note: This is for the anime class, but the structure of the XML is fundamentally the same as it's manga counterpart.