Parse Simple XML C#

string s @="<?xml version=""1.0"" encoding=""utf-8"" ?><Parent><Plate>ABC123</Plate></Parent>"; XmlDocument x = new XmlDocument(); x.LoadXml(s); XmlNode rootnode = x["Parent"]; if ((rootnode != null) && (rootnode.HasChildNodes)) {      XmlNodeList nodes = rootnode.ChildNodes;   …