I'm trying to run Xpath queries using etree, but I can't seem to figure out the Xpath syntax. Here's a (sanitized) section of my XML document. 1) Query using XML based on some value like the 'id' or ...

This is a good starting point: http://www.w3schools.com/Xpath/<BR><BR>But the short answer, it seems like you want to find the element at /trades/trade/tradeTypeA ...

Listing 1: Convert XPath into LINQ to XML: XML: Build a Basic Structure XML structures vary widely in arrangement, complexity, and whether the data is held in content or attributes.