c# - How to get all XML nodes with the same name without knowing their level? -

i have xml example:

<fruits>     <red_fruits>         <red_fruits></red_fruits>     </red_fruits>     <yellow_fruits>         <banana></banana>     </yellow_fruits>     <red_fruits>         <red_fruits></red_fruits>     </red_fruits> </fruits> 

i have 4 red_fruits tags, 2 of them shares same parentnode (fruits), want have same parentnode.

but want have same name (red_fruits), means yellow_fruits tag isn't included.

this way doing right using c# language:

xmldocument doc = new xmldocument(); string selectedtag = cmbx.text;  if (file.exists(txtfile.text)) {     try     {         //load         doc.load(cmbfile.text);          //select nodes         xmlnodelist selectednodelist = doc.selectnodes(".//" + selectedtag);     }     catch     {         messagebox.show("some error message here");     }   } 

this returning me red_fruits, not ones belongs fruits.

i can't make xmlnodelist = doc.selectnodes("/fruits/red_fruits") because want use code read random xml files, don't know exact name specific node have, need put nodes same name , same level xmlnodelist using c# language.

is there way of achieve without using linq? how that?

if you're trying find "next" or "previous" iteration of single node, can following , compare name

xmlnode current = doc.selectsinglenode("fruits").selectsinglenode("red_fruits");  xmlnode previous = current.nextsibling; xmlnode next = current.nextsibling; 

and can iterate until find proper sibling

while(next.name != current.name) {     next = next.nextsibling; } 

or can list invoking 'parent' property

xmlnodelist list = current.parentnode.selectnodes(current.name);