Xml is as follows.

<System>

  <ID></ID>

  <Name></Name>

  <Monitor>

    <ID></ID>

    <Type></Type>

    <Alert>

      <ID></ID>

      <Status></Status>

    </Alert>

    <Alert>

      <ID></ID>

      <Status></Status>

    </Alert>

  </Monitor>

</System>

<System>

  <ID></ID>

  <Name></Name>

  <Monitor>

    <ID></ID>

    <Type></Type>

    <Alert>

      <ID></ID>

      <Status></Status>

    </Alert>

  </Monitor>

</System>

I want to traverse it like this

XElement xmlDoc = XElement.Load(@"xml");

var q = from el in xmlDoc.Elements("System") select el;



foreach(el in q) {

    Console.WriteLine(el.ID);

    Console.WriteLine(el.Name);



    if (el.Monitor) {

        foreach (mon in el.Monitor) {

            Console.WriteLine(el.ID);

            Console.WriteLine(el.Type);



            if (mon.Alert) {

                foreach (alert in mon.Alert) {

                    Console.WriteLine(alert.ID);

                    Console.WriteLine(alert.Status);

                }

            }

        }

    }

}

Currently, I loop through each several times and use if to check field and then assign value to a variable. Then I have to loop through it again. Is there an easier way, and should I use plain LINQ or LINQ-TO-XML?