c# Adding strings in List> with XmlTextReader

Question

Ok, i have a List in which i want to add some data from an Xlm file. My List looks like that :

List<Tuple<string,string,string>> BookList;

And my Xml file looks like this :

<Book>
  <Name>BookName</Name>
  <Genre>BookGenre</Genre>
  <Year>BookYear</Year>
</Book>

What i want is to read from the xml file, and every time i read a XmlNodeType.Text add it inside the list. But how can i add lets say when i find the first XmlNodeType.Text in the fisrt string, then when i read the second XmlNodeType.Text in the second string of the list .... What im doing now is this :

int count = 0;
string name,genre,year;
 while (reader.Read())
 {
    if (count.Equals(3))
    {
       BookList.Add(Tuple.Create(name,genre,year));
       count = 0;
    }//if

    switch (reader.NodeType)
    {
       case XmlNodeType.Text:
       switch (count)
       {
          case 0:
             name = reader.Value;
             count++;
             break;
          case 1:
             genre = reader.Value;
             count++;
             break;
          case 2:
             year = reader.Value;
             count++;
             break;

        }//switch
        break;
    }//switch
 }//while

Is there anyway to avoid using this ugly switch(count) ?

Have you considered creating a `Book` class with those properties and using the `XmlSerializer` instead? — Chris Sinclair, Jul 27 '13 at 11:48
Nope... but now you gave a starting point. Going to check it now. — oimitro, Jul 27 '13 at 11:50

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 22 '13 at 02:50

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You could also use a foreach loop for your nodes instead of the switch count

answered Aug 22 '13 at 02:50

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