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Binding xml to DataGridView

using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.ComponentModel; using System.Data; using System.Drawing; using System.Linq; using System.Text; using System.Windows.Forms; using System.Xml.Linq;     public partial class Form1 : Form     {         public Form1()         {             InitializeComponent();         }         private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)         {             XElement root = XElement.Load("employees.xml");             var employees = from item in root.Descendants("employee")                             select new {                              EmployeeID = item.Attribute("employeeid").Value,                              FirstName = item.Element("firstname").Value,                              LastName = item.Element("lastname").Value,                              HomePhone = item.Element("homephone").Value,                              Notes = item.Element("notes").Value                             };             dataGridView1.DataSource = employees.ToArray();         }     }     partial class Form1     {         private void InitializeComponent()         {             this.button1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();             this.dataGridView1 = new System.Windows.Forms.DataGridView();             ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.dataGridView1)).BeginInit();             this.SuspendLayout();             //              this.button1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(78, 12);             this.button1.Name = "button1";             this.button1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(232, 25);             this.button1.TabIndex = 0;             this.button1.Text = "Project XML as Collection";             this.button1.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;             this.button1.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.button1_Click);             //              this.dataGridView1.ColumnHeadersHeightSizeMode = System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewColumnHeadersHeightSizeMode.AutoSize;             this.dataGridView1.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Bottom;             this.dataGridView1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 46);             this.dataGridView1.Name = "dataGridView1";             this.dataGridView1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(389, 150);             this.dataGridView1.TabIndex = 1;             //              this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(8F, 16F);             this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;             this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(389, 196);             this.Controls.Add(this.dataGridView1);             this.Controls.Add(this.button1);             this.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 10F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));             this.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(4, 4, 4, 4);             this.Name = "Form1";             this.Text = "Form1";             ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.dataGridView1)).EndInit();             this.ResumeLayout(false);         }         private System.Windows.Forms.Button button1;         private System.Windows.Forms.DataGridView dataGridView1;     }     static class Program     {         [STAThread]         static void Main()         {             Application.EnableVisualStyles();             Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);             Application.Run(new Form1());         }     }