c# - Loading Xml File Into Section, Key and Value Collection -

we have settings file xml extending pluggable modules writing. want use our existing xml settings allow extension methods written on them. long story short if had xml file so:

<settings>      <settingsone key1_1="value1"                  key1_2="value2" />     <settingstwo key2_1="value1"                  key2_2="value2" />   </settings> 

how load collection of settingsentry settingsentry looked so:

public class settingsentry {     public string section { get; set; }     public string key { get; set; }     public string value { get; set; } } 

where section "settingsone", key "key1_1" , value "value1".

is possible or going down dark path?

edit:

ok suggestion of linq xml life save, trying xmlserializer! below have far, there way turn single select rather 2 have below:

var root = xelement.load(pathtoxml);    var sections = el in root.elements()             select el.name;    list<settingsentry> settings = new list<settingsentry>();    foreach (var item in sections)   {     var attributes = el in root.elements(item).attributes()                      select new settingsentry()                      {                        section = item.localname,                        key = el.name.localname,                        value = el.value                      };     settings.addrange(attributes);   }    return settings; 

edit 2:

this seems work.

   var sections = el in root.elements()                  in root.elements(el.name).attributes()                  select new settingsentry()                  {                    section = el.name.localname,                    key = a.name.localname,                    value = a.value                  }; 

you can in 1 linq query :

var attributes = attribute in root.elements().attributes()                  select new settingsentry()                  {                    section = attribute.parent.name.localname,                    key = attribute.name.localname,                    value = attribute.value                  }; return attributes.tolist();