public static string RemoveAllNamespaces(string xmlDocument)
{
XElement xmlDocumentWithoutNs = RemoveAllNamespaces(XElement.Parse(xmlDocument));
return xmlDocumentWithoutNs.ToString();
}
//Implemented based on interface, not part of algorithm
public static string RemoveAllNamespaces(string xmlDocument, XNamespace nameException)
{
XElement xmlDocumentWithoutNs = RemoveAllNamespaces(XElement.Parse(xmlDocument));
return xmlDocumentWithoutNs.ToString();
}
//Core recursion function
private static XElement RemoveAllNamespaces(XElement xmlDocument)
{
if (!xmlDocument.HasElements)
{
XElement xElement = new XElement(xmlDocument.Name.LocalName);
xElement.Value = xmlDocument.Value;
foreach (XAttribute attribute in xmlDocument.Attributes())
xElement.Add(attribute);
return xElement;
}
return new XElement(xmlDocument.Name.LocalName, xmlDocument.Elements().Select(el => RemoveAllNamespaces(el)));
}