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XmlDocument document = new XmlDocument();
document.Load("contacts.xml");

XmlNodeList contactNameNodes = document.SelectNodes("/Phonebook/Contacts/Contact/Name"); // Hmm, a language within a language
IList<string> contactNames = new List<string>();

foreach (XmlNode contactNameNode in contactNameNodes)
{
    contactNames.Add(contactNameNode.InnerText);    
}

dynamic addressBook = DynamicXpath.Load("contacts.xml");
List<string> contactNames = addressBook.Contacts.Contact.Name;

List<string> contactNames = DynamicXpath.Load("contacts.xml").Contacts.Contact.Name;

dynamic addressBook = DynamicXpath.LoadXml("contacts.xml");
                        
// Resolves to: "/*/Contacts/Contact[name = 'Tony']/Phone[1]/text()"string tonyPhoneNumber = addressBook.Contacts.Contact["Name = 'Tony'"].Phone;

// Resolves to: "/*/Contacts/Contact[name = 'Steph']/Phone[1]/text()"string stephPhoneNumber = addressBook.Contacts.Contact[() => p.Name == 'Steph'].Phone;  // Not supported by C# 4.0// Resolves to: "/*/Contacts/Contact[name = 'Tony' or name = 'Steph']/Phone[1]/text()"
List<string> tonyAndStephsPhoneNumbers = addressBook.Contacts.Contact[p => p.Name == "Tony" || p.Name == 'Steph'].Phone;  // Not supported by C# 4.0// Resolves to: "/*/Contacts/Contact/Phone"
XmlNodeList allPhoneNumberNodes = addressBook.Contacts.Contact.Phone;

// Resolves to: "/*/Contacts/Contact/Phone/text()"
List<string> allPhoneNumbers = addressBook.Contacts.Contact.Phone;

// Resolves to: "/*/Contacts/Contact[1]"
XmlNode firstContact = addressBook.Contacts.Contact;

// Resolves to: "/*/Contacts/Contact[Name = 'Tony']/Phone[1]/@Tag"string phoneTag = addressBook.Contacts.Contact["Name = 'Tony'"].Phone.Attribute("Tag");

// Enumerating over the dynamic XPathforeach (dynamic contact in addressBook.Contacts.Contact)
{
    Console.WriteLine("{0}, {1}", contact.Name, contact.Phone);
}