xml parsing using linq

Question

I have a combobox and when users select them xml is parsed.

if i choose item1, i need to select this "C:\\folder1" as a path. item 2: "C:\\folder2" item 3: "C:\\folder3"

my XML file:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<main>
    <target>C:\folder1</target>
    <target>C:\folder2</target>
    <target>C:\folder3</target>
</main>

I am using Xdocument to do the parsing:

        private void pathselection()
    {
        XDocument pathdoc = XDocument.Load(@"C:\GUI\path.xml");
        var abc = from target in pathdoc.Descendants("target")
                  ...
                  ...

    }

now i am stuck over here. should i include if statements inside pathselection()? and how do i parse the path?

EDIT1:

Btw, i would like to store these path as strings

string selectedpath1 = "";

Answer 1

Given that the selectable items in the ComboBox match the items in the XML, you can get the target elements by index:

private void pathselection()
{
    XDocument pathdoc = XDocument.Load(@"C:\GUI\path.xml");
    var abc = pathdoc.Descendants("target")
                  .Where((e, i) => i == MyComboBox.SelectedIndex)
                  .Single();        
}

You might want to handle things like when the indexes don't match and you might want to use SingleOrDefault or FirstOrDefault to deal with that.