diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Dynamics/DynamicXml.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Dynamics/DynamicXml.cs
index a6a7441580..0a1ed5ed3b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Dynamics/DynamicXml.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Dynamics/DynamicXml.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Dynamic;
 using System.Reflection;
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ using System.Web;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Core.Dynamics
 {
+    [TypeConverter(typeof(DynamicXmlConverter))]
     public class DynamicXml : DynamicObject, IEnumerable<DynamicXml>, IEnumerable<XElement>
     {
         public XElement BaseElement { get; set; }
@@ -72,51 +74,51 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Dynamics
                 return true; //anyway
             }
 
-			//ok, now lets try to match by member, property, extensino method
-			var attempt = DynamicInstanceHelper.TryInvokeMember(this, binder, args, new[]
+            //ok, now lets try to match by member, property, extensino method
+            var attempt = DynamicInstanceHelper.TryInvokeMember(this, binder, args, new[]
 				{
 					typeof (IEnumerable<DynamicXml>),
 					typeof (IEnumerable<XElement>),
 					typeof (DynamicXml)
 				});
 
-			if (attempt.Success)
-			{
-				result = attempt.Result.ObjectResult;
+            if (attempt.Success)
+            {
+                result = attempt.Result.ObjectResult;
 
-				//need to check the return type and possibly cast if result is from an extension method found
-				if (attempt.Result.Reason == DynamicInstanceHelper.TryInvokeMemberSuccessReason.FoundExtensionMethod)
-				{
-					//if the result is already a DynamicXml instance, then we do not need to cast
-					if (attempt.Result.ObjectResult != null && !(attempt.Result.ObjectResult is DynamicXml))
-					{
-						if (attempt.Result.ObjectResult is XElement)
-						{
-							result = new DynamicXml((XElement)attempt.Result.ObjectResult);
-						}
-						else if (attempt.Result.ObjectResult is IEnumerable<XElement>)
-						{
-							result = ((IEnumerable<XElement>)attempt.Result.ObjectResult).Select(x => new DynamicXml(x));
-						}
-						else if (attempt.Result.ObjectResult is IEnumerable<DynamicXml>)
-						{
-							result = ((IEnumerable<DynamicXml>)attempt.Result.ObjectResult).Select(x => new DynamicXml(x.BaseElement));
-						}
-					}
-				}
-				return true;
-			}
+                //need to check the return type and possibly cast if result is from an extension method found
+                if (attempt.Result.Reason == DynamicInstanceHelper.TryInvokeMemberSuccessReason.FoundExtensionMethod)
+                {
+                    //if the result is already a DynamicXml instance, then we do not need to cast
+                    if (attempt.Result.ObjectResult != null && !(attempt.Result.ObjectResult is DynamicXml))
+                    {
+                        if (attempt.Result.ObjectResult is XElement)
+                        {
+                            result = new DynamicXml((XElement)attempt.Result.ObjectResult);
+                        }
+                        else if (attempt.Result.ObjectResult is IEnumerable<XElement>)
+                        {
+                            result = ((IEnumerable<XElement>)attempt.Result.ObjectResult).Select(x => new DynamicXml(x));
+                        }
+                        else if (attempt.Result.ObjectResult is IEnumerable<DynamicXml>)
+                        {
+                            result = ((IEnumerable<DynamicXml>)attempt.Result.ObjectResult).Select(x => new DynamicXml(x.BaseElement));
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                return true;
+            }
 
-			//this is the result of an extension method execution gone wrong so we return dynamic null
-			if (attempt.Result.Reason == DynamicInstanceHelper.TryInvokeMemberSuccessReason.FoundExtensionMethod
-				&& attempt.Error != null && attempt.Error is TargetInvocationException)
-			{
-				result = new DynamicNull();
-				return true;
-			}
+            //this is the result of an extension method execution gone wrong so we return dynamic null
+            if (attempt.Result.Reason == DynamicInstanceHelper.TryInvokeMemberSuccessReason.FoundExtensionMethod
+                && attempt.Error != null && attempt.Error is TargetInvocationException)
+            {
+                result = new DynamicNull();
+                return true;
+            }
 
-			result = null;
-			return false;
+            result = null;
+            return false;
 
         }
         public override bool TryGetMember(GetMemberBinder binder, out object result)
@@ -213,6 +215,16 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Dynamics
             }
             return root;
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Return the string version of Xml
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public override string ToString()
+        {
+            return ToXml();
+        }
+
         public IHtmlString ToHtml()
         {
             return new HtmlString(this.ToXml());
@@ -228,40 +240,40 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Dynamics
             return new DynamicXml(this.BaseElement.XPathSelectElements(expression).FirstOrDefault());
         }
 
-	    IEnumerator<XElement> IEnumerable<XElement>.GetEnumerator()
-	    {
-			return this.BaseElement.Elements().GetEnumerator();
-	    }
+        IEnumerator<XElement> IEnumerable<XElement>.GetEnumerator()
+        {
+            return this.BaseElement.Elements().GetEnumerator();
+        }
 
-	    public IEnumerator<DynamicXml> GetEnumerator()
-	    {
-			return this.BaseElement.Elements().Select(e => new DynamicXml(e)).GetEnumerator();
-	    }
+        public IEnumerator<DynamicXml> GetEnumerator()
+        {
+            return this.BaseElement.Elements().Select(e => new DynamicXml(e)).GetEnumerator();
+        }
+
+        IEnumerator IEnumerable.GetEnumerator()
+        {
+            return GetEnumerator();
+        }
 
-		IEnumerator IEnumerable.GetEnumerator()
-		{
-			return GetEnumerator();
-		}
-	    
         public int Count()
         {
-			return ((IEnumerable<XElement>)this).Count();
+            return ((IEnumerable<XElement>)this).Count();
         }
 
         public bool Any()
         {
-			return ((IEnumerable<XElement>)this).Any();
+            return ((IEnumerable<XElement>)this).Any();
         }
 
-		public IEnumerable<DynamicXml> Take(int count)
-		{
-			return ((IEnumerable<DynamicXml>)this).Take(count);
-		}
+        public IEnumerable<DynamicXml> Take(int count)
+        {
+            return ((IEnumerable<DynamicXml>)this).Take(count);
+        }
 
-		public IEnumerable<DynamicXml> Skip(int count)
-		{
-			return ((IEnumerable<DynamicXml>)this).Skip(count);
-		} 
+        public IEnumerable<DynamicXml> Skip(int count)
+        {
+            return ((IEnumerable<DynamicXml>)this).Skip(count);
+        }
 
         public bool IsNull()
         {
@@ -503,72 +515,72 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Dynamics
         public HtmlString IsDescendant(DynamicXml other, string valueIfTrue)
         {
             var ancestors = this.Ancestors();
-			return IsHelper(n => ancestors.FirstOrDefault(ancestor => ancestor.BaseElement == other.BaseElement) != null, valueIfTrue);
+            return IsHelper(n => ancestors.FirstOrDefault(ancestor => ancestor.BaseElement == other.BaseElement) != null, valueIfTrue);
         }
         public HtmlString IsDescendant(DynamicXml other, string valueIfTrue, string valueIfFalse)
         {
             var ancestors = this.Ancestors();
-			return IsHelper(n => ancestors.FirstOrDefault(ancestor => ancestor.BaseElement == other.BaseElement) != null, valueIfTrue, valueIfFalse);
+            return IsHelper(n => ancestors.FirstOrDefault(ancestor => ancestor.BaseElement == other.BaseElement) != null, valueIfTrue, valueIfFalse);
         }
         public bool IsDescendantOrSelf(DynamicXml other)
         {
             var ancestors = this.AncestorsOrSelf();
-			return IsHelper(n => ancestors.FirstOrDefault(ancestor => ancestor.BaseElement == other.BaseElement) != null);
+            return IsHelper(n => ancestors.FirstOrDefault(ancestor => ancestor.BaseElement == other.BaseElement) != null);
         }
         public HtmlString IsDescendantOrSelf(DynamicXml other, string valueIfTrue)
         {
             var ancestors = this.AncestorsOrSelf();
-			return IsHelper(n => ancestors.FirstOrDefault(ancestor => ancestor.BaseElement == other.BaseElement) != null, valueIfTrue);
+            return IsHelper(n => ancestors.FirstOrDefault(ancestor => ancestor.BaseElement == other.BaseElement) != null, valueIfTrue);
         }
         public HtmlString IsDescendantOrSelf(DynamicXml other, string valueIfTrue, string valueIfFalse)
         {
             var ancestors = this.AncestorsOrSelf();
-			return IsHelper(n => ancestors.FirstOrDefault(ancestor => ancestor.BaseElement == other.BaseElement) != null, valueIfTrue, valueIfFalse);
+            return IsHelper(n => ancestors.FirstOrDefault(ancestor => ancestor.BaseElement == other.BaseElement) != null, valueIfTrue, valueIfFalse);
         }
         public bool IsAncestor(DynamicXml other)
         {
             var descendants = this.Descendants();
-			return IsHelper(n => descendants.FirstOrDefault(descendant => descendant.BaseElement == other.BaseElement) != null);
+            return IsHelper(n => descendants.FirstOrDefault(descendant => descendant.BaseElement == other.BaseElement) != null);
         }
         public HtmlString IsAncestor(DynamicXml other, string valueIfTrue)
         {
             var descendants = this.Descendants();
-			return IsHelper(n => descendants.FirstOrDefault(descendant => descendant.BaseElement == other.BaseElement) != null, valueIfTrue);
+            return IsHelper(n => descendants.FirstOrDefault(descendant => descendant.BaseElement == other.BaseElement) != null, valueIfTrue);
         }
         public HtmlString IsAncestor(DynamicXml other, string valueIfTrue, string valueIfFalse)
         {
             var descendants = this.Descendants();
-			return IsHelper(n => descendants.FirstOrDefault(descendant => descendant.BaseElement == other.BaseElement) != null, valueIfTrue, valueIfFalse);
+            return IsHelper(n => descendants.FirstOrDefault(descendant => descendant.BaseElement == other.BaseElement) != null, valueIfTrue, valueIfFalse);
         }
         public bool IsAncestorOrSelf(DynamicXml other)
         {
             var descendants = this.DescendantsOrSelf();
-			return IsHelper(n => descendants.FirstOrDefault(descendant => descendant.BaseElement == other.BaseElement) != null);
+            return IsHelper(n => descendants.FirstOrDefault(descendant => descendant.BaseElement == other.BaseElement) != null);
         }
         public HtmlString IsAncestorOrSelf(DynamicXml other, string valueIfTrue)
         {
             var descendants = this.DescendantsOrSelf();
-			return IsHelper(n => descendants.FirstOrDefault(descendant => descendant.BaseElement == other.BaseElement) != null, valueIfTrue);
+            return IsHelper(n => descendants.FirstOrDefault(descendant => descendant.BaseElement == other.BaseElement) != null, valueIfTrue);
         }
         public HtmlString IsAncestorOrSelf(DynamicXml other, string valueIfTrue, string valueIfFalse)
         {
             var descendants = this.DescendantsOrSelf();
-			return IsHelper(n => descendants.FirstOrDefault(descendant => descendant.BaseElement == other.BaseElement) != null, valueIfTrue, valueIfFalse);
+            return IsHelper(n => descendants.FirstOrDefault(descendant => descendant.BaseElement == other.BaseElement) != null, valueIfTrue, valueIfFalse);
         }
         public IEnumerable<DynamicXml> Descendants()
         {
             return Descendants(n => true);
         }
-		public IEnumerable<DynamicXml> Descendants(Func<XElement, bool> func)
+        public IEnumerable<DynamicXml> Descendants(Func<XElement, bool> func)
         {
             var flattenedNodes = this.BaseElement.Elements().Map(func, (XElement n) => { return n.Elements(); });
             return flattenedNodes.ToList().ConvertAll(n => new DynamicXml(n));
         }
-		public IEnumerable<DynamicXml> DescendantsOrSelf()
+        public IEnumerable<DynamicXml> DescendantsOrSelf()
         {
             return DescendantsOrSelf(n => true);
         }
-		public IEnumerable<DynamicXml> DescendantsOrSelf(Func<XElement, bool> func)
+        public IEnumerable<DynamicXml> DescendantsOrSelf(Func<XElement, bool> func)
         {
             var flattenedNodes = this.BaseElement.Elements().Map(func, (XElement n) => { return n.Elements(); });
             var list = new List<DynamicXml>();
@@ -576,11 +588,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Dynamics
             list.AddRange(flattenedNodes.ToList().ConvertAll(n => new DynamicXml(n)));
             return list;
         }
-		public IEnumerable<DynamicXml> Ancestors()
+        public IEnumerable<DynamicXml> Ancestors()
         {
             return Ancestors(item => true);
         }
-		public IEnumerable<DynamicXml> Ancestors(Func<XElement, bool> func)
+        public IEnumerable<DynamicXml> Ancestors(Func<XElement, bool> func)
         {
             var ancestorList = new List<XElement>();
             var node = this.BaseElement;
@@ -611,11 +623,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Dynamics
             ancestorList.Reverse();
             return ancestorList.ConvertAll(item => new DynamicXml(item));
         }
-		public IEnumerable<DynamicXml> AncestorsOrSelf()
+        public IEnumerable<DynamicXml> AncestorsOrSelf()
         {
             return AncestorsOrSelf(item => true);
         }
-		public IEnumerable<DynamicXml> AncestorsOrSelf(Func<XElement, bool> func)
+        public IEnumerable<DynamicXml> AncestorsOrSelf(Func<XElement, bool> func)
         {
             List<XElement> ancestorList = new List<XElement>();
             var node = this.BaseElement;
@@ -730,6 +742,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Dynamics
             }
         }
 
-	    
+
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Dynamics/DynamicXmlConverter.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Dynamics/DynamicXmlConverter.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..45ac9290c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Dynamics/DynamicXmlConverter.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+using System;
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Xml;
+using System.Xml.Linq;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Dynamics
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A custom type converter for DynamicXml
+    /// </summary>
+    public class DynamicXmlConverter : TypeConverter
+    {
+        public override bool CanConvertTo(ITypeDescriptorContext context, Type sourceType)
+        {
+            var convertableTypes = new[] { typeof(string), typeof(XElement), typeof(XmlElement), typeof(XmlDocument) };
+
+            return convertableTypes.Any(x => TypeHelper.IsTypeAssignableFrom(x, sourceType))
+                   || base.CanConvertFrom(context, sourceType);
+        }
+
+        public override object ConvertTo(
+            ITypeDescriptorContext context,
+            CultureInfo culture,
+            object value,
+            Type destinationType)
+        {
+            var dxml = value as DynamicXml;
+            if (dxml == null)
+                return null;
+            //string
+            if (TypeHelper.IsTypeAssignableFrom<string>(destinationType))
+            {
+                return value.ToString();
+            }
+            //XElement
+            if (TypeHelper.IsTypeAssignableFrom<XElement>(destinationType))
+            {
+                return dxml.BaseElement;
+            }
+            //XmlElement
+            if (TypeHelper.IsTypeAssignableFrom<XmlElement>(destinationType))
+            {
+                var xDoc = new XmlDocument();
+                xDoc.LoadXml(dxml.ToString());
+                return xDoc.DocumentElement;
+            }
+            //XmlDocument
+            if (TypeHelper.IsTypeAssignableFrom<XmlDocument>(destinationType))
+            {
+                var xDoc = new XmlDocument();
+                xDoc.LoadXml(dxml.ToString());
+                return xDoc;
+            }
+            return base.ConvertTo(context, culture, value, destinationType);
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
index 672bed94a7..4ebdac20df 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Dictionary\CultureDictionaryFactoryResolver.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Dictionary\ICultureDictionaryFactory.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Dynamics\DynamicInstanceHelper.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Dynamics\DynamicXmlConverter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Enum.cs" />
     <Compile Include="HashCodeCombiner.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IO\FileSystemWrapper.cs" />
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/PublishedContent/DynamicXmlTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/PublishedContent/DynamicXmlTests.cs
index 7c1a3598fb..1e5b169319 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/PublishedContent/DynamicXmlTests.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/PublishedContent/DynamicXmlTests.cs
@@ -1,145 +1,202 @@
 using System;
 using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Xml;
+using System.Xml.Linq;
 using Microsoft.CSharp.RuntimeBinder;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using Umbraco.Core.Dynamics;
 using System.Linq;
+using Umbraco.Tests.PartialTrust;
+using Umbraco.Core;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Tests.PublishedContent
 {
-	[TestFixture]
-	public class DynamicXmlTests
-	{
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class DynamicXmlConverterTests : AbstractPartialTrustFixture<DynamicXmlConverterTests>
+    {
+        [Test]
+        public void Convert_To_String()
+        {
+            var xml = "<DAMP fullMedia=\"\"><mediaItem><Image id=\"1057\" version=\"d58d5c16-153e-4896-892f-a722e45a69af\" parentID=\"-1\" level=\"1\" writerID=\"0\" nodeType=\"1032\" template=\"0\" sortOrder=\"1\" createDate=\"2012-11-05T16:55:29\" updateDate=\"2012-11-05T16:55:44\" nodeName=\"test12\" urlName=\"test12\" writerName=\"admin\" nodeTypeAlias=\"Image\" path=\"-1,1057\"><umbracoFile>/media/54/tulips.jpg</umbracoFile><umbracoWidth>1024</umbracoWidth><umbracoHeight>768</umbracoHeight><umbracoBytes>620888</umbracoBytes><umbracoExtension>jpg</umbracoExtension><newsCrops><crops date=\"2012-11-05T16:55:34\"><crop name=\"thumbCrop\" x=\"154\" y=\"1\" x2=\"922\" y2=\"768\" url=\"/media/54/tulips_thumbCrop.jpg\" /></crops></newsCrops></Image></mediaItem><mediaItem><Image id=\"1055\" version=\"4df1f08a-3552-45f2-b4bf-fa980c762f4a\" parentID=\"-1\" level=\"1\" writerID=\"0\" nodeType=\"1032\" template=\"0\" sortOrder=\"1\" createDate=\"2012-11-05T16:29:58\" updateDate=\"2012-11-05T16:30:27\" nodeName=\"Test\" urlName=\"test\" writerName=\"admin\" nodeTypeAlias=\"Image\" path=\"-1,1055\"><umbracoFile>/media/41/hydrangeas.jpg</umbracoFile><umbracoWidth>1024</umbracoWidth><umbracoHeight>768</umbracoHeight><umbracoBytes>595284</umbracoBytes><umbracoExtension>jpg</umbracoExtension><newsCrops><crops date=\"2012-11-05T16:30:18\"><crop name=\"thumbCrop\" x=\"133\" y=\"0\" x2=\"902\" y2=\"768\" url=\"/media/41/hydrangeas_thumbCrop.jpg\" /></crops></newsCrops></Image></mediaItem></DAMP>";
+            var dXml = new DynamicXml(xml);
+            var result = dXml.TryConvertTo<string>();
+            Assert.IsTrue(result.Success);
+            Assert.AreEqual(xml, result.Result);
+        }
 
-		[Test]
-		public void Custom_Extension_Method_Legacy()
-		{
-			var xml = "<DAMP fullMedia=\"\"><mediaItem><Image id=\"1057\" version=\"d58d5c16-153e-4896-892f-a722e45a69af\" parentID=\"-1\" level=\"1\" writerID=\"0\" nodeType=\"1032\" template=\"0\" sortOrder=\"1\" createDate=\"2012-11-05T16:55:29\" updateDate=\"2012-11-05T16:55:44\" nodeName=\"test12\" urlName=\"test12\" writerName=\"admin\" nodeTypeAlias=\"Image\" path=\"-1,1057\"><umbracoFile>/media/54/tulips.jpg</umbracoFile><umbracoWidth>1024</umbracoWidth><umbracoHeight>768</umbracoHeight><umbracoBytes>620888</umbracoBytes><umbracoExtension>jpg</umbracoExtension><newsCrops><crops date=\"2012-11-05T16:55:34\"><crop name=\"thumbCrop\" x=\"154\" y=\"1\" x2=\"922\" y2=\"768\" url=\"/media/54/tulips_thumbCrop.jpg\" /></crops></newsCrops></Image></mediaItem><mediaItem><Image id=\"1055\" version=\"4df1f08a-3552-45f2-b4bf-fa980c762f4a\" parentID=\"-1\" level=\"1\" writerID=\"0\" nodeType=\"1032\" template=\"0\" sortOrder=\"1\" createDate=\"2012-11-05T16:29:58\" updateDate=\"2012-11-05T16:30:27\" nodeName=\"Test\" urlName=\"test\" writerName=\"admin\" nodeTypeAlias=\"Image\" path=\"-1,1055\"><umbracoFile>/media/41/hydrangeas.jpg</umbracoFile><umbracoWidth>1024</umbracoWidth><umbracoHeight>768</umbracoHeight><umbracoBytes>595284</umbracoBytes><umbracoExtension>jpg</umbracoExtension><newsCrops><crops date=\"2012-11-05T16:30:18\"><crop name=\"thumbCrop\" x=\"133\" y=\"0\" x2=\"902\" y2=\"768\" url=\"/media/41/hydrangeas_thumbCrop.jpg\" /></crops></newsCrops></Image></mediaItem></DAMP>";
-			var typedXml = new global::umbraco.MacroEngines.DynamicXml(xml);
-			dynamic dynamicXml = typedXml;
+        [Test]
+        public void Convert_To_XElement()
+        {
+            var xml = "<DAMP fullMedia=\"\"><mediaItem><Image id=\"1057\" version=\"d58d5c16-153e-4896-892f-a722e45a69af\" parentID=\"-1\" level=\"1\" writerID=\"0\" nodeType=\"1032\" template=\"0\" sortOrder=\"1\" createDate=\"2012-11-05T16:55:29\" updateDate=\"2012-11-05T16:55:44\" nodeName=\"test12\" urlName=\"test12\" writerName=\"admin\" nodeTypeAlias=\"Image\" path=\"-1,1057\"><umbracoFile>/media/54/tulips.jpg</umbracoFile><umbracoWidth>1024</umbracoWidth><umbracoHeight>768</umbracoHeight><umbracoBytes>620888</umbracoBytes><umbracoExtension>jpg</umbracoExtension><newsCrops><crops date=\"2012-11-05T16:55:34\"><crop name=\"thumbCrop\" x=\"154\" y=\"1\" x2=\"922\" y2=\"768\" url=\"/media/54/tulips_thumbCrop.jpg\" /></crops></newsCrops></Image></mediaItem><mediaItem><Image id=\"1055\" version=\"4df1f08a-3552-45f2-b4bf-fa980c762f4a\" parentID=\"-1\" level=\"1\" writerID=\"0\" nodeType=\"1032\" template=\"0\" sortOrder=\"1\" createDate=\"2012-11-05T16:29:58\" updateDate=\"2012-11-05T16:30:27\" nodeName=\"Test\" urlName=\"test\" writerName=\"admin\" nodeTypeAlias=\"Image\" path=\"-1,1055\"><umbracoFile>/media/41/hydrangeas.jpg</umbracoFile><umbracoWidth>1024</umbracoWidth><umbracoHeight>768</umbracoHeight><umbracoBytes>595284</umbracoBytes><umbracoExtension>jpg</umbracoExtension><newsCrops><crops date=\"2012-11-05T16:30:18\"><crop name=\"thumbCrop\" x=\"133\" y=\"0\" x2=\"902\" y2=\"768\" url=\"/media/41/hydrangeas_thumbCrop.jpg\" /></crops></newsCrops></Image></mediaItem></DAMP>";
+            var dXml = new DynamicXml(xml);
+            var result = dXml.TryConvertTo<XElement>();
+            Assert.IsTrue(result.Success);
+            Assert.AreEqual(xml, result.Result.ToString(SaveOptions.DisableFormatting));
+        }
 
-			//we haven't explicitly defined ElementAt so this will dynamically invoke this method
-			var element = dynamicXml.ElementAt(0);
+        [Test]
+        public void Convert_To_XmlElement()
+        {
+            var xml = "<DAMP fullMedia=\"\"><mediaItem><Image id=\"1057\" version=\"d58d5c16-153e-4896-892f-a722e45a69af\" parentID=\"-1\" level=\"1\" writerID=\"0\" nodeType=\"1032\" template=\"0\" sortOrder=\"1\" createDate=\"2012-11-05T16:55:29\" updateDate=\"2012-11-05T16:55:44\" nodeName=\"test12\" urlName=\"test12\" writerName=\"admin\" nodeTypeAlias=\"Image\" path=\"-1,1057\"><umbracoFile>/media/54/tulips.jpg</umbracoFile><umbracoWidth>1024</umbracoWidth><umbracoHeight>768</umbracoHeight><umbracoBytes>620888</umbracoBytes><umbracoExtension>jpg</umbracoExtension><newsCrops><crops date=\"2012-11-05T16:55:34\"><crop name=\"thumbCrop\" x=\"154\" y=\"1\" x2=\"922\" y2=\"768\" url=\"/media/54/tulips_thumbCrop.jpg\" /></crops></newsCrops></Image></mediaItem><mediaItem><Image id=\"1055\" version=\"4df1f08a-3552-45f2-b4bf-fa980c762f4a\" parentID=\"-1\" level=\"1\" writerID=\"0\" nodeType=\"1032\" template=\"0\" sortOrder=\"1\" createDate=\"2012-11-05T16:29:58\" updateDate=\"2012-11-05T16:30:27\" nodeName=\"Test\" urlName=\"test\" writerName=\"admin\" nodeTypeAlias=\"Image\" path=\"-1,1055\"><umbracoFile>/media/41/hydrangeas.jpg</umbracoFile><umbracoWidth>1024</umbracoWidth><umbracoHeight>768</umbracoHeight><umbracoBytes>595284</umbracoBytes><umbracoExtension>jpg</umbracoExtension><newsCrops><crops date=\"2012-11-05T16:30:18\"><crop name=\"thumbCrop\" x=\"133\" y=\"0\" x2=\"902\" y2=\"768\" url=\"/media/41/hydrangeas_thumbCrop.jpg\" /></crops></newsCrops></Image></mediaItem></DAMP>";
+            var dXml = new DynamicXml(xml);
+            var result = dXml.TryConvertTo<XmlElement>();
+            Assert.IsTrue(result.Success);
+            Assert.AreEqual(xml, result.Result.OuterXml);
+        }
 
-			Assert.AreEqual("1057", Enumerable.First(element.BaseElement.Elements()).Attribute("id").Value);
-		}
+        [Test]
+        public void Convert_To_XmlDocument()
+        {
+            var xml = "<DAMP fullMedia=\"\"><mediaItem><Image id=\"1057\" version=\"d58d5c16-153e-4896-892f-a722e45a69af\" parentID=\"-1\" level=\"1\" writerID=\"0\" nodeType=\"1032\" template=\"0\" sortOrder=\"1\" createDate=\"2012-11-05T16:55:29\" updateDate=\"2012-11-05T16:55:44\" nodeName=\"test12\" urlName=\"test12\" writerName=\"admin\" nodeTypeAlias=\"Image\" path=\"-1,1057\"><umbracoFile>/media/54/tulips.jpg</umbracoFile><umbracoWidth>1024</umbracoWidth><umbracoHeight>768</umbracoHeight><umbracoBytes>620888</umbracoBytes><umbracoExtension>jpg</umbracoExtension><newsCrops><crops date=\"2012-11-05T16:55:34\"><crop name=\"thumbCrop\" x=\"154\" y=\"1\" x2=\"922\" y2=\"768\" url=\"/media/54/tulips_thumbCrop.jpg\" /></crops></newsCrops></Image></mediaItem><mediaItem><Image id=\"1055\" version=\"4df1f08a-3552-45f2-b4bf-fa980c762f4a\" parentID=\"-1\" level=\"1\" writerID=\"0\" nodeType=\"1032\" template=\"0\" sortOrder=\"1\" createDate=\"2012-11-05T16:29:58\" updateDate=\"2012-11-05T16:30:27\" nodeName=\"Test\" urlName=\"test\" writerName=\"admin\" nodeTypeAlias=\"Image\" path=\"-1,1055\"><umbracoFile>/media/41/hydrangeas.jpg</umbracoFile><umbracoWidth>1024</umbracoWidth><umbracoHeight>768</umbracoHeight><umbracoBytes>595284</umbracoBytes><umbracoExtension>jpg</umbracoExtension><newsCrops><crops date=\"2012-11-05T16:30:18\"><crop name=\"thumbCrop\" x=\"133\" y=\"0\" x2=\"902\" y2=\"768\" url=\"/media/41/hydrangeas_thumbCrop.jpg\" /></crops></newsCrops></Image></mediaItem></DAMP>";
+            var dXml = new DynamicXml(xml);
+            var result = dXml.TryConvertTo<XmlDocument>();
+            Assert.IsTrue(result.Success);
+            Assert.AreEqual(xml, result.Result.InnerXml);
+        }
 
-		[Test]
-		public void Custom_Extension_Method()
-		{
-			var xml = "<DAMP fullMedia=\"\"><mediaItem><Image id=\"1057\" version=\"d58d5c16-153e-4896-892f-a722e45a69af\" parentID=\"-1\" level=\"1\" writerID=\"0\" nodeType=\"1032\" template=\"0\" sortOrder=\"1\" createDate=\"2012-11-05T16:55:29\" updateDate=\"2012-11-05T16:55:44\" nodeName=\"test12\" urlName=\"test12\" writerName=\"admin\" nodeTypeAlias=\"Image\" path=\"-1,1057\"><umbracoFile>/media/54/tulips.jpg</umbracoFile><umbracoWidth>1024</umbracoWidth><umbracoHeight>768</umbracoHeight><umbracoBytes>620888</umbracoBytes><umbracoExtension>jpg</umbracoExtension><newsCrops><crops date=\"2012-11-05T16:55:34\"><crop name=\"thumbCrop\" x=\"154\" y=\"1\" x2=\"922\" y2=\"768\" url=\"/media/54/tulips_thumbCrop.jpg\" /></crops></newsCrops></Image></mediaItem><mediaItem><Image id=\"1055\" version=\"4df1f08a-3552-45f2-b4bf-fa980c762f4a\" parentID=\"-1\" level=\"1\" writerID=\"0\" nodeType=\"1032\" template=\"0\" sortOrder=\"1\" createDate=\"2012-11-05T16:29:58\" updateDate=\"2012-11-05T16:30:27\" nodeName=\"Test\" urlName=\"test\" writerName=\"admin\" nodeTypeAlias=\"Image\" path=\"-1,1055\"><umbracoFile>/media/41/hydrangeas.jpg</umbracoFile><umbracoWidth>1024</umbracoWidth><umbracoHeight>768</umbracoHeight><umbracoBytes>595284</umbracoBytes><umbracoExtension>jpg</umbracoExtension><newsCrops><crops date=\"2012-11-05T16:30:18\"><crop name=\"thumbCrop\" x=\"133\" y=\"0\" x2=\"902\" y2=\"768\" url=\"/media/41/hydrangeas_thumbCrop.jpg\" /></crops></newsCrops></Image></mediaItem></DAMP>";
-			var typedXml = new DynamicXml(xml);
-			
-			dynamic dynamicXml = typedXml;
+        public override void TestSetup()
+        {
 
-			//we haven't explicitly defined ElementAt so this will dynamically invoke this method
-			var element = dynamicXml.ElementAt(0);
+        }
 
-			Assert.AreEqual("1057", Enumerable.First(element.BaseElement.Elements()).Attribute("id").Value);
-		}
+        public override void TestTearDown()
+        {
+        }
+    }
 
-		[Test]
-		public void Take_Legacy()
-		{
-			var xml = "<DAMP fullMedia=\"\"><mediaItem><Image id=\"1057\" version=\"d58d5c16-153e-4896-892f-a722e45a69af\" parentID=\"-1\" level=\"1\" writerID=\"0\" nodeType=\"1032\" template=\"0\" sortOrder=\"1\" createDate=\"2012-11-05T16:55:29\" updateDate=\"2012-11-05T16:55:44\" nodeName=\"test12\" urlName=\"test12\" writerName=\"admin\" nodeTypeAlias=\"Image\" path=\"-1,1057\"><umbracoFile>/media/54/tulips.jpg</umbracoFile><umbracoWidth>1024</umbracoWidth><umbracoHeight>768</umbracoHeight><umbracoBytes>620888</umbracoBytes><umbracoExtension>jpg</umbracoExtension><newsCrops><crops date=\"2012-11-05T16:55:34\"><crop name=\"thumbCrop\" x=\"154\" y=\"1\" x2=\"922\" y2=\"768\" url=\"/media/54/tulips_thumbCrop.jpg\" /></crops></newsCrops></Image></mediaItem><mediaItem><Image id=\"1055\" version=\"4df1f08a-3552-45f2-b4bf-fa980c762f4a\" parentID=\"-1\" level=\"1\" writerID=\"0\" nodeType=\"1032\" template=\"0\" sortOrder=\"1\" createDate=\"2012-11-05T16:29:58\" updateDate=\"2012-11-05T16:30:27\" nodeName=\"Test\" urlName=\"test\" writerName=\"admin\" nodeTypeAlias=\"Image\" path=\"-1,1055\"><umbracoFile>/media/41/hydrangeas.jpg</umbracoFile><umbracoWidth>1024</umbracoWidth><umbracoHeight>768</umbracoHeight><umbracoBytes>595284</umbracoBytes><umbracoExtension>jpg</umbracoExtension><newsCrops><crops date=\"2012-11-05T16:30:18\"><crop name=\"thumbCrop\" x=\"133\" y=\"0\" x2=\"902\" y2=\"768\" url=\"/media/41/hydrangeas_thumbCrop.jpg\" /></crops></newsCrops></Image></mediaItem></DAMP>";
-			var typedXml = new global::umbraco.MacroEngines.DynamicXml(xml);
-			dynamic dynamicXml = typedXml;
-			var typedTaken = typedXml.Take(1);
-			var dynamicTaken = dynamicXml.Take(1);
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class DynamicXmlTests
+    {
 
-			Assert.AreEqual(1, typedTaken.Count());
-			Assert.AreEqual(1, Enumerable.Count(dynamicTaken));			
+        [Test]
+        public void Custom_Extension_Method_Legacy()
+        {
+            var xml = "<DAMP fullMedia=\"\"><mediaItem><Image id=\"1057\" version=\"d58d5c16-153e-4896-892f-a722e45a69af\" parentID=\"-1\" level=\"1\" writerID=\"0\" nodeType=\"1032\" template=\"0\" sortOrder=\"1\" createDate=\"2012-11-05T16:55:29\" updateDate=\"2012-11-05T16:55:44\" nodeName=\"test12\" urlName=\"test12\" writerName=\"admin\" nodeTypeAlias=\"Image\" path=\"-1,1057\"><umbracoFile>/media/54/tulips.jpg</umbracoFile><umbracoWidth>1024</umbracoWidth><umbracoHeight>768</umbracoHeight><umbracoBytes>620888</umbracoBytes><umbracoExtension>jpg</umbracoExtension><newsCrops><crops date=\"2012-11-05T16:55:34\"><crop name=\"thumbCrop\" x=\"154\" y=\"1\" x2=\"922\" y2=\"768\" url=\"/media/54/tulips_thumbCrop.jpg\" /></crops></newsCrops></Image></mediaItem><mediaItem><Image id=\"1055\" version=\"4df1f08a-3552-45f2-b4bf-fa980c762f4a\" parentID=\"-1\" level=\"1\" writerID=\"0\" nodeType=\"1032\" template=\"0\" sortOrder=\"1\" createDate=\"2012-11-05T16:29:58\" updateDate=\"2012-11-05T16:30:27\" nodeName=\"Test\" urlName=\"test\" writerName=\"admin\" nodeTypeAlias=\"Image\" path=\"-1,1055\"><umbracoFile>/media/41/hydrangeas.jpg</umbracoFile><umbracoWidth>1024</umbracoWidth><umbracoHeight>768</umbracoHeight><umbracoBytes>595284</umbracoBytes><umbracoExtension>jpg</umbracoExtension><newsCrops><crops date=\"2012-11-05T16:30:18\"><crop name=\"thumbCrop\" x=\"133\" y=\"0\" x2=\"902\" y2=\"768\" url=\"/media/41/hydrangeas_thumbCrop.jpg\" /></crops></newsCrops></Image></mediaItem></DAMP>";
+            var typedXml = new global::umbraco.MacroEngines.DynamicXml(xml);
+            dynamic dynamicXml = typedXml;
 
-			Assert.AreEqual("1057", typedTaken.ElementAt(0).BaseElement.Elements().First().Attribute("id").Value);
-			Assert.AreEqual("1057", Enumerable.First(Enumerable.ElementAt(dynamicTaken, 0).BaseElement.Elements()).Attribute("id").Value);
-		}
+            //we haven't explicitly defined ElementAt so this will dynamically invoke this method
+            var element = dynamicXml.ElementAt(0);
 
-		[Test]
-		public void Take()
-		{
-			var xml = "<DAMP fullMedia=\"\"><mediaItem><Image id=\"1057\" version=\"d58d5c16-153e-4896-892f-a722e45a69af\" parentID=\"-1\" level=\"1\" writerID=\"0\" nodeType=\"1032\" template=\"0\" sortOrder=\"1\" createDate=\"2012-11-05T16:55:29\" updateDate=\"2012-11-05T16:55:44\" nodeName=\"test12\" urlName=\"test12\" writerName=\"admin\" nodeTypeAlias=\"Image\" path=\"-1,1057\"><umbracoFile>/media/54/tulips.jpg</umbracoFile><umbracoWidth>1024</umbracoWidth><umbracoHeight>768</umbracoHeight><umbracoBytes>620888</umbracoBytes><umbracoExtension>jpg</umbracoExtension><newsCrops><crops date=\"2012-11-05T16:55:34\"><crop name=\"thumbCrop\" x=\"154\" y=\"1\" x2=\"922\" y2=\"768\" url=\"/media/54/tulips_thumbCrop.jpg\" /></crops></newsCrops></Image></mediaItem><mediaItem><Image id=\"1055\" version=\"4df1f08a-3552-45f2-b4bf-fa980c762f4a\" parentID=\"-1\" level=\"1\" writerID=\"0\" nodeType=\"1032\" template=\"0\" sortOrder=\"1\" createDate=\"2012-11-05T16:29:58\" updateDate=\"2012-11-05T16:30:27\" nodeName=\"Test\" urlName=\"test\" writerName=\"admin\" nodeTypeAlias=\"Image\" path=\"-1,1055\"><umbracoFile>/media/41/hydrangeas.jpg</umbracoFile><umbracoWidth>1024</umbracoWidth><umbracoHeight>768</umbracoHeight><umbracoBytes>595284</umbracoBytes><umbracoExtension>jpg</umbracoExtension><newsCrops><crops date=\"2012-11-05T16:30:18\"><crop name=\"thumbCrop\" x=\"133\" y=\"0\" x2=\"902\" y2=\"768\" url=\"/media/41/hydrangeas_thumbCrop.jpg\" /></crops></newsCrops></Image></mediaItem></DAMP>";
-			var typedXml = new DynamicXml(xml);
-			dynamic dynamicXml = typedXml;
-			var typedTaken = typedXml.Take(1);
-			var dynamicTaken = dynamicXml.Take(1);
+            Assert.AreEqual("1057", Enumerable.First(element.BaseElement.Elements()).Attribute("id").Value);
+        }
 
-			Assert.AreEqual(1, typedTaken.Count());
-			Assert.AreEqual(1, Enumerable.Count(dynamicTaken));
+        [Test]
+        public void Custom_Extension_Method()
+        {
+            var xml = "<DAMP fullMedia=\"\"><mediaItem><Image id=\"1057\" version=\"d58d5c16-153e-4896-892f-a722e45a69af\" parentID=\"-1\" level=\"1\" writerID=\"0\" nodeType=\"1032\" template=\"0\" sortOrder=\"1\" createDate=\"2012-11-05T16:55:29\" updateDate=\"2012-11-05T16:55:44\" nodeName=\"test12\" urlName=\"test12\" writerName=\"admin\" nodeTypeAlias=\"Image\" path=\"-1,1057\"><umbracoFile>/media/54/tulips.jpg</umbracoFile><umbracoWidth>1024</umbracoWidth><umbracoHeight>768</umbracoHeight><umbracoBytes>620888</umbracoBytes><umbracoExtension>jpg</umbracoExtension><newsCrops><crops date=\"2012-11-05T16:55:34\"><crop name=\"thumbCrop\" x=\"154\" y=\"1\" x2=\"922\" y2=\"768\" url=\"/media/54/tulips_thumbCrop.jpg\" /></crops></newsCrops></Image></mediaItem><mediaItem><Image id=\"1055\" version=\"4df1f08a-3552-45f2-b4bf-fa980c762f4a\" parentID=\"-1\" level=\"1\" writerID=\"0\" nodeType=\"1032\" template=\"0\" sortOrder=\"1\" createDate=\"2012-11-05T16:29:58\" updateDate=\"2012-11-05T16:30:27\" nodeName=\"Test\" urlName=\"test\" writerName=\"admin\" nodeTypeAlias=\"Image\" path=\"-1,1055\"><umbracoFile>/media/41/hydrangeas.jpg</umbracoFile><umbracoWidth>1024</umbracoWidth><umbracoHeight>768</umbracoHeight><umbracoBytes>595284</umbracoBytes><umbracoExtension>jpg</umbracoExtension><newsCrops><crops date=\"2012-11-05T16:30:18\"><crop name=\"thumbCrop\" x=\"133\" y=\"0\" x2=\"902\" y2=\"768\" url=\"/media/41/hydrangeas_thumbCrop.jpg\" /></crops></newsCrops></Image></mediaItem></DAMP>";
+            var typedXml = new DynamicXml(xml);
 
-			Assert.AreEqual("1057", typedTaken.ElementAt(0).BaseElement.Elements().First().Attribute("id").Value);
-			Assert.AreEqual("1057", Enumerable.First(Enumerable.ElementAt(dynamicTaken, 0).BaseElement.Elements()).Attribute("id").Value);
-		}
+            dynamic dynamicXml = typedXml;
 
-		[Test]
-		public void Ensure_Legacy_Objects_Are_Returned()
-		{
-			var xml = "<DAMP fullMedia=\"\"><mediaItem><Image id=\"1057\" version=\"d58d5c16-153e-4896-892f-a722e45a69af\" parentID=\"-1\" level=\"1\" writerID=\"0\" nodeType=\"1032\" template=\"0\" sortOrder=\"1\" createDate=\"2012-11-05T16:55:29\" updateDate=\"2012-11-05T16:55:44\" nodeName=\"test12\" urlName=\"test12\" writerName=\"admin\" nodeTypeAlias=\"Image\" path=\"-1,1057\"><umbracoFile>/media/54/tulips.jpg</umbracoFile><umbracoWidth>1024</umbracoWidth><umbracoHeight>768</umbracoHeight><umbracoBytes>620888</umbracoBytes><umbracoExtension>jpg</umbracoExtension><newsCrops><crops date=\"2012-11-05T16:55:34\"><crop name=\"thumbCrop\" x=\"154\" y=\"1\" x2=\"922\" y2=\"768\" url=\"/media/54/tulips_thumbCrop.jpg\" /></crops></newsCrops></Image></mediaItem><mediaItem><Image id=\"1055\" version=\"4df1f08a-3552-45f2-b4bf-fa980c762f4a\" parentID=\"-1\" level=\"1\" writerID=\"0\" nodeType=\"1032\" template=\"0\" sortOrder=\"1\" createDate=\"2012-11-05T16:29:58\" updateDate=\"2012-11-05T16:30:27\" nodeName=\"Test\" urlName=\"test\" writerName=\"admin\" nodeTypeAlias=\"Image\" path=\"-1,1055\"><umbracoFile>/media/41/hydrangeas.jpg</umbracoFile><umbracoWidth>1024</umbracoWidth><umbracoHeight>768</umbracoHeight><umbracoBytes>595284</umbracoBytes><umbracoExtension>jpg</umbracoExtension><newsCrops><crops date=\"2012-11-05T16:30:18\"><crop name=\"thumbCrop\" x=\"133\" y=\"0\" x2=\"902\" y2=\"768\" url=\"/media/41/hydrangeas_thumbCrop.jpg\" /></crops></newsCrops></Image></mediaItem></DAMP>";
-			var mediaItems = new global::umbraco.MacroEngines.DynamicXml(xml);
-			//Debug.WriteLine("full xml = {0}", mediaItems.ToXml());
+            //we haven't explicitly defined ElementAt so this will dynamically invoke this method
+            var element = dynamicXml.ElementAt(0);
 
-			if (mediaItems.Count() != 0)
-			{
-				foreach (dynamic item in mediaItems)
-				{
-					Type itemType = item.GetType();
-					Debug.WriteLine("item type = {0}", itemType);
-					dynamic image = item.Image;
+            Assert.AreEqual("1057", Enumerable.First(element.BaseElement.Elements()).Attribute("id").Value);
+        }
 
-					Type imageType = image.GetType();
-					Debug.WriteLine("image type = {0}", imageType);
-					
-					//ensure they are the same
-					Assert.AreEqual(itemType, imageType);
+        [Test]
+        public void Take_Legacy()
+        {
+            var xml = "<DAMP fullMedia=\"\"><mediaItem><Image id=\"1057\" version=\"d58d5c16-153e-4896-892f-a722e45a69af\" parentID=\"-1\" level=\"1\" writerID=\"0\" nodeType=\"1032\" template=\"0\" sortOrder=\"1\" createDate=\"2012-11-05T16:55:29\" updateDate=\"2012-11-05T16:55:44\" nodeName=\"test12\" urlName=\"test12\" writerName=\"admin\" nodeTypeAlias=\"Image\" path=\"-1,1057\"><umbracoFile>/media/54/tulips.jpg</umbracoFile><umbracoWidth>1024</umbracoWidth><umbracoHeight>768</umbracoHeight><umbracoBytes>620888</umbracoBytes><umbracoExtension>jpg</umbracoExtension><newsCrops><crops date=\"2012-11-05T16:55:34\"><crop name=\"thumbCrop\" x=\"154\" y=\"1\" x2=\"922\" y2=\"768\" url=\"/media/54/tulips_thumbCrop.jpg\" /></crops></newsCrops></Image></mediaItem><mediaItem><Image id=\"1055\" version=\"4df1f08a-3552-45f2-b4bf-fa980c762f4a\" parentID=\"-1\" level=\"1\" writerID=\"0\" nodeType=\"1032\" template=\"0\" sortOrder=\"1\" createDate=\"2012-11-05T16:29:58\" updateDate=\"2012-11-05T16:30:27\" nodeName=\"Test\" urlName=\"test\" writerName=\"admin\" nodeTypeAlias=\"Image\" path=\"-1,1055\"><umbracoFile>/media/41/hydrangeas.jpg</umbracoFile><umbracoWidth>1024</umbracoWidth><umbracoHeight>768</umbracoHeight><umbracoBytes>595284</umbracoBytes><umbracoExtension>jpg</umbracoExtension><newsCrops><crops date=\"2012-11-05T16:30:18\"><crop name=\"thumbCrop\" x=\"133\" y=\"0\" x2=\"902\" y2=\"768\" url=\"/media/41/hydrangeas_thumbCrop.jpg\" /></crops></newsCrops></Image></mediaItem></DAMP>";
+            var typedXml = new global::umbraco.MacroEngines.DynamicXml(xml);
+            dynamic dynamicXml = typedXml;
+            var typedTaken = typedXml.Take(1);
+            var dynamicTaken = dynamicXml.Take(1);
 
-					//ensure they are legacy
-					Assert.AreEqual(typeof(global::umbraco.MacroEngines.DynamicXml), itemType);
-					Assert.AreEqual(typeof(global::umbraco.MacroEngines.DynamicXml), imageType);
-				}
-			}
-		}
+            Assert.AreEqual(1, typedTaken.Count());
+            Assert.AreEqual(1, Enumerable.Count(dynamicTaken));
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Test the current Core class
-		/// </summary>
-		[Test]
-		public void Find_Test_Core_Class()
-		{
-			RunFindTest(x => new DynamicXml(x));
-		}
+            Assert.AreEqual("1057", typedTaken.ElementAt(0).BaseElement.Elements().First().Attribute("id").Value);
+            Assert.AreEqual("1057", Enumerable.First(Enumerable.ElementAt(dynamicTaken, 0).BaseElement.Elements()).Attribute("id").Value);
+        }
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Tests the macroEngines legacy class
-		/// </summary>
-		[Test]
-		public void Find_Test_Legacy_Class()
-		{
-			RunFindTest(x => new global::umbraco.MacroEngines.DynamicXml(x));
-		}
+        [Test]
+        public void Take()
+        {
+            var xml = "<DAMP fullMedia=\"\"><mediaItem><Image id=\"1057\" version=\"d58d5c16-153e-4896-892f-a722e45a69af\" parentID=\"-1\" level=\"1\" writerID=\"0\" nodeType=\"1032\" template=\"0\" sortOrder=\"1\" createDate=\"2012-11-05T16:55:29\" updateDate=\"2012-11-05T16:55:44\" nodeName=\"test12\" urlName=\"test12\" writerName=\"admin\" nodeTypeAlias=\"Image\" path=\"-1,1057\"><umbracoFile>/media/54/tulips.jpg</umbracoFile><umbracoWidth>1024</umbracoWidth><umbracoHeight>768</umbracoHeight><umbracoBytes>620888</umbracoBytes><umbracoExtension>jpg</umbracoExtension><newsCrops><crops date=\"2012-11-05T16:55:34\"><crop name=\"thumbCrop\" x=\"154\" y=\"1\" x2=\"922\" y2=\"768\" url=\"/media/54/tulips_thumbCrop.jpg\" /></crops></newsCrops></Image></mediaItem><mediaItem><Image id=\"1055\" version=\"4df1f08a-3552-45f2-b4bf-fa980c762f4a\" parentID=\"-1\" level=\"1\" writerID=\"0\" nodeType=\"1032\" template=\"0\" sortOrder=\"1\" createDate=\"2012-11-05T16:29:58\" updateDate=\"2012-11-05T16:30:27\" nodeName=\"Test\" urlName=\"test\" writerName=\"admin\" nodeTypeAlias=\"Image\" path=\"-1,1055\"><umbracoFile>/media/41/hydrangeas.jpg</umbracoFile><umbracoWidth>1024</umbracoWidth><umbracoHeight>768</umbracoHeight><umbracoBytes>595284</umbracoBytes><umbracoExtension>jpg</umbracoExtension><newsCrops><crops date=\"2012-11-05T16:30:18\"><crop name=\"thumbCrop\" x=\"133\" y=\"0\" x2=\"902\" y2=\"768\" url=\"/media/41/hydrangeas_thumbCrop.jpg\" /></crops></newsCrops></Image></mediaItem></DAMP>";
+            var typedXml = new DynamicXml(xml);
+            dynamic dynamicXml = typedXml;
+            var typedTaken = typedXml.Take(1);
+            var dynamicTaken = dynamicXml.Take(1);
 
-		private void RunFindTest(Func<string, dynamic> getDynamicXml)
-		{
-			var xmlstring = @"<test>
+            Assert.AreEqual(1, typedTaken.Count());
+            Assert.AreEqual(1, Enumerable.Count(dynamicTaken));
+
+            Assert.AreEqual("1057", typedTaken.ElementAt(0).BaseElement.Elements().First().Attribute("id").Value);
+            Assert.AreEqual("1057", Enumerable.First(Enumerable.ElementAt(dynamicTaken, 0).BaseElement.Elements()).Attribute("id").Value);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void Ensure_Legacy_Objects_Are_Returned()
+        {
+            var xml = "<DAMP fullMedia=\"\"><mediaItem><Image id=\"1057\" version=\"d58d5c16-153e-4896-892f-a722e45a69af\" parentID=\"-1\" level=\"1\" writerID=\"0\" nodeType=\"1032\" template=\"0\" sortOrder=\"1\" createDate=\"2012-11-05T16:55:29\" updateDate=\"2012-11-05T16:55:44\" nodeName=\"test12\" urlName=\"test12\" writerName=\"admin\" nodeTypeAlias=\"Image\" path=\"-1,1057\"><umbracoFile>/media/54/tulips.jpg</umbracoFile><umbracoWidth>1024</umbracoWidth><umbracoHeight>768</umbracoHeight><umbracoBytes>620888</umbracoBytes><umbracoExtension>jpg</umbracoExtension><newsCrops><crops date=\"2012-11-05T16:55:34\"><crop name=\"thumbCrop\" x=\"154\" y=\"1\" x2=\"922\" y2=\"768\" url=\"/media/54/tulips_thumbCrop.jpg\" /></crops></newsCrops></Image></mediaItem><mediaItem><Image id=\"1055\" version=\"4df1f08a-3552-45f2-b4bf-fa980c762f4a\" parentID=\"-1\" level=\"1\" writerID=\"0\" nodeType=\"1032\" template=\"0\" sortOrder=\"1\" createDate=\"2012-11-05T16:29:58\" updateDate=\"2012-11-05T16:30:27\" nodeName=\"Test\" urlName=\"test\" writerName=\"admin\" nodeTypeAlias=\"Image\" path=\"-1,1055\"><umbracoFile>/media/41/hydrangeas.jpg</umbracoFile><umbracoWidth>1024</umbracoWidth><umbracoHeight>768</umbracoHeight><umbracoBytes>595284</umbracoBytes><umbracoExtension>jpg</umbracoExtension><newsCrops><crops date=\"2012-11-05T16:30:18\"><crop name=\"thumbCrop\" x=\"133\" y=\"0\" x2=\"902\" y2=\"768\" url=\"/media/41/hydrangeas_thumbCrop.jpg\" /></crops></newsCrops></Image></mediaItem></DAMP>";
+            var mediaItems = new global::umbraco.MacroEngines.DynamicXml(xml);
+            //Debug.WriteLine("full xml = {0}", mediaItems.ToXml());
+
+            if (mediaItems.Count() != 0)
+            {
+                foreach (dynamic item in mediaItems)
+                {
+                    Type itemType = item.GetType();
+                    Debug.WriteLine("item type = {0}", itemType);
+                    dynamic image = item.Image;
+
+                    Type imageType = image.GetType();
+                    Debug.WriteLine("image type = {0}", imageType);
+
+                    //ensure they are the same
+                    Assert.AreEqual(itemType, imageType);
+
+                    //ensure they are legacy
+                    Assert.AreEqual(typeof(global::umbraco.MacroEngines.DynamicXml), itemType);
+                    Assert.AreEqual(typeof(global::umbraco.MacroEngines.DynamicXml), imageType);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Test the current Core class
+        /// </summary>
+        [Test]
+        public void Find_Test_Core_Class()
+        {
+            RunFindTest(x => new DynamicXml(x));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Tests the macroEngines legacy class
+        /// </summary>
+        [Test]
+        public void Find_Test_Legacy_Class()
+        {
+            RunFindTest(x => new global::umbraco.MacroEngines.DynamicXml(x));
+        }
+
+        private void RunFindTest(Func<string, dynamic> getDynamicXml)
+        {
+            var xmlstring = @"<test>
 <item id='1' name='test 1' value='found 1'/>
 <item id='2' name='test 2' value='found 2'/>
 <item id='3' name='test 3' value='found 3'/>
 </test>";
 
-			dynamic dXml = getDynamicXml(xmlstring);
+            dynamic dXml = getDynamicXml(xmlstring);
 
-			var result1 = dXml.Find("@name", "test 1");
-			var result2 = dXml.Find("@name", "test 2");
-			var result3 = dXml.Find("@name", "test 3");
-			var result4 = dXml.Find("@name", "dont find");
+            var result1 = dXml.Find("@name", "test 1");
+            var result2 = dXml.Find("@name", "test 2");
+            var result3 = dXml.Find("@name", "test 3");
+            var result4 = dXml.Find("@name", "dont find");
 
-			Assert.AreEqual("found 1", result1.value);
-			Assert.AreEqual("found 2", result2.value);
-			Assert.AreEqual("found 3", result3.value);
-			Assert.Throws<RuntimeBinderException>(() =>
-			{
-				//this will throw because result4 is not found
-				var temp = result4.value;
-			});
-		}
+            Assert.AreEqual("found 1", result1.value);
+            Assert.AreEqual("found 2", result2.value);
+            Assert.AreEqual("found 3", result3.value);
+            Assert.Throws<RuntimeBinderException>(() =>
+            {
+                //this will throw because result4 is not found
+                var temp = result4.value;
+            });
+        }
 
-	}
+    }
 }
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