c# - simple way to read xml data using linq -

i have xml structure this. can simple linq function read xml structure.the itementry node repeats according data. tried read xml using method below,but getting no records in list. method here correct way details...

list<cx_itemlist> slist =     (from e in xdocument.load(param.filename).root.elements("itementry")      select new cx_itemlist      {          title = (string)e.element("title"),          year = (string)e.element("year"),          itemname = (string)e.element("itemname"),          catrylist =          (              p in e.elements("categorylist").elements("categories")              select new catlist              {                  idtype = (string)p.element("categoryid"),                  idnumber = (string)p.element("categoryname")              }).tolist()      }).tolist(); 

<itemslist>  <iteminformation>   <itemdate>01/23/2014</itemdate>   <itemcount>57</itemcount>  </iteminformation>  <itementry>   <title>title1</title>   <year>2013</title>   <itemname>testname</itemname>   <categorylist>   <categories>    <categoryid>category1</categoryid>    <categoryname>category2</categoryname>   </categories>   <categories>    <categoryid>category1</categoryid>    <categoryname>category2</categoryname>   </categories>   </categorylist>  </itementry>  <itementry>   <title>title1</title>   <year>2013</title>   <itemname>testname</itemname>   <categorylist>   <categories>    <categoryid>category1</categoryid>    <categoryname>category2</categoryname>   </categories>   <categories>    <categoryid>category1</categoryid>    <categoryname>category2</categoryname>   </categories>   </categorylist>  </itementry> </itemslist> 

you should try xdocument.

xdocument xdoc = xdocument.load("file.xml");