how to convert string to XML using .Net

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Dear Developer I store the XML output to String and Again convert this string to XML .I successfully convert XML output to String, but i got problem again converting string to XML.
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webservice.Service1 objService1 = new webservice.Service1();
       String s = objService1.HelloWorld();   //Convert XML output into String
       XmlDocument xd = new XmlDocument();
       xd.LoadXML(s);

I use LoadXML() method, but i got error "Data at the root level is invalid. Line 1 position 1." .Its greatful, if any body give right code to convert String To XML in c#.

Thanks In advance
Regards,
Ravi

Posted 23-May-11 2:59am

Ravi Sharma 2

Updated 23-May-11 4:09am

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 23-May-11 12:14pm

So, what do you have in this line of XML? How can you get help without showing it?
--SA

Tarun.K.S 23-May-11 13:07pm

Exactly! I asked him the same in my answer. OP expects us to read his/her mind.

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Manas Bhardwaj · Answer 1 · 2011-05-23T03:01:00

Solution 1

The piece of code looks ok to me. I think the problem is with your xml data.
A few suggestions:

1.) Can you confirm that the XML is well formed? Have you tried to open the XML file using IE and ensuring that there are no errors?
2.) Make sure there is no blank space before the root element.

Posted 23-May-11 3:01am

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Ravi Sharma 2 23-May-11 9:22am

I do above 2 point, but still i got same error.

^That's **Aragon** · Answer 2 · 2011-05-23T03:20:00

One think I have noticed is the variable mismatch. You have XML to string in "s" variable while you are passing "s1" to the LoadXML() method.

You can ensure the XML generation from string (i.e. from variable "s" in this case), by simply saving the output of "s" in a XML file.

Hope it helps.

Tarun.K.S · Answer 3 · 2011-05-23T03:21:00

Solution 3

Considering Manav's points, you must have missed the XML Declaration.

try this:
string s = "<?xml version = \"1.0\"?>" + objServicel.HelloWorld();

Now load : xd.LoadXml(s);

Did it work now?

Posted 23-May-11 3:21am

Tarun.K.S

Updated 24-May-11 20:30pm

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Ravi Sharma 2 23-May-11 10:08am

This is not solved the problem

Tarun.K.S 23-May-11 10:20am

Ok well can you tell what is the result that you get in String s = objService1.HelloWorld();?
Give me the value of "s".

Member 14564587 24-Oct-19 2:59am

tell me, What is this "objService1.HelloWorld();?"

Sanjay J Patolia · Answer 4 · 2011-05-23T04:41:00

Hi,

Well all the provided solutions are correct. But for efficient Conversion and use.

You should use XDocument. XDocument is better than XMLDocument. It is very efficient, simple and easy to use.

Your code :

webservice.Service1 objService1 = new webservice.Service1();
        String s = objService1.HelloWorld();   //Convert XML output into String   
        XmlDocument xd = new XmlDocument();
        xd.LoadXML(s);

Solution:

XDocument xd = XDocument.Parse(s);

Thanks :)

Hope this will help you :)

Hari Hara Krishnan · Answer 5 · 2011-05-23T04:47:00

I think the the problem is because your input XML String is missing root element of the XML document. You can add it programatically using the following code..

XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
doc.LoadXml(inputxmlstring);

//Create an XML declaration.
XmlDeclaration xmldecl;
xmldecl = doc.CreateXmlDeclaration("1.0",null,null);

//Add the new node to the document.
XmlElement root = doc.DocumentElement;
doc.InsertBefore(xmldecl, root);

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