if else statement in XElement

Question

I am wondering, how can I add a new XElement by using a if/else statement?

For example...

XDocument document = XDocument.Load(this.XMLFile);
document.Element("currentjobs").Add(
     new XElement("job",
            new XElement("date", now.ToShortDateString() + " " + now.ToUniversalTime()),
            new XElement("name", job.name)
            )
     );

Now if I wanted to add a new XElement in that XML by using if/else statement from a variable I have in C#.

The if else statement would be like...

if(job.status == 2)
{
//add XML...
}

How would I go ahead and do this?

If Else. Such as job.status. if(job.status == 2) { //add XML stuff } — Kyle, Jun 11 '14 at 01:09

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 11 '14 at 01:05

From Valid Content of XElement and XDocument Objects, you can pass null to the XElement constructor, and it will not affect the XML tree, so:

XDocument document = XDocument.Load(this.XMLFile);
document.Element("currentjobs").Add(
     new XElement("job",
            new XElement("date", now.ToShortDateString() + " " + now.ToUniversalTime()),
            new XElement("name", job.name),
            optionalElement ? new XElement("optional", "value") : null
            )
     );

if else statement in XElement

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