Reading multiple sentences CDATA from xml node

Question

Hello

I need help in reading multiple sentences in xml Node

for example i have this xml

<description><![CDATA[Create level 1 diagrams.

Breakdown DFDs into lower level diagrams.

Design DFDs into 3rd normal form.

]]></description>

now i want to read the data inside the <description> but i want to loop inside the node and each sentance ending with "." be as one line so the output be like this

output

1- Create level 1 diagrams.

2- Breakdown DFDs into lower level diagrams.

3- Design DFDs into 3rd normal form.

i did this so far what is missing so i can read the data as i outlined 

foreach (var xobjective in xsession.Descendants("description"))

{　

string objName = xobjective.Value;

string objVerb = Regex.Match(xobjective.Value, @"^(\w+\b.*?){1}").ToString();

LSDEObjective objective = new LSDEObjective(objName, objVerb);

session.addObjective(objective);

}

 

Answer 1

Can't you simply split:

            string xml = @"<description><![CDATA[Create level 1 diagrams.

Breakdown DFDs into lower level diagrams.

Design DFDs into 3rd normal form.

]]></description>";
            XDocument doc = XDocument.Parse(xml);
            foreach (XElement desc in doc.Descendants("description"))
            {
                foreach (string line in desc.Value.Split('\n', '\r').Where(s => s.Trim() != ""))
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("\"{0}\"", line);
                }
            }
        }

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Answer 2

   

 Thank you for your help it did work

i want to add this code that can specify the first word for each line

string objVerb = Regex.Match(xobjective.Value, @"^(\w+\b.*?){1}").ToString();

so  when it outputs the sentences it looks like that

1-Create level 1 diagrams. verb: Create

2-Breakdown DFDs into lower level diagrams. verb:Breakdown

3-Design DFDs into 3rd normal form. verb:Design

Answer 3

any help please

Answer 4

Does

           string xml = @"<description><![CDATA[Create level 1 diagrams.

Breakdown DFDs into lower level diagrams.

Design DFDs into 3rd normal form.

]]></description>";
            XDocument doc = XDocument.Parse(xml);
            foreach (XElement desc in doc.Descendants("description"))
            {
                foreach (string line in desc.Value.Split('\n', '\r').Where(s => s.Trim() != "").Select((s, p) => (p + 1) + "-" + s))
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("\"{0}\"", line);
                }
            }
        }

output what you want?

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