//identical match, order is ignored
public static bool ElementEquals(this System.Xml.Linq.XElement a, System.Xml.Linq.XElement b)
{
if (!a.Name.LocalName.Equals(b.Name.LocalName))
{
return(false);
}
if (!a.ElementAttributesEquals(b))
{
return(false);
}
if ((!a.HasElements && !b.HasElements) && !a.Value.Equals(b.Value))
{
return(false);
}
if (a.HasElements != b.HasElements)
{
return(false);
}
if (a.HasElements == b.HasElements == true && a.Elements().Count() != b.Elements().Count())
{
return(false);
}
if (a.Attribute("refType") == null || a.Attribute("refType").Value != "children")
{
foreach (var ae in a.Elements())
{
var be = b.Elements().Where(s => ae.ElementEquals(s));
if (!be.Any())
{
return(false);
}
}
}
else
{
return(false);
}
return(true);
}
