Error in reading xml...

[vinu netguy]

Hi buddies, I had an xml like "Joe&&&&&&&redroom" when i am tried with the code in c# as, 1. tmp_Message = "Joe&&&&&&&&&&&redroom"; XmlDocument xXD = new XmlDocument(); xXD.LoadXml(tmp_Message); it is throwing error. 2. can i get any function to check, if a given string is a proper xml or not in C# please..... help me ..!!!! in solving this error. regards, vinu

[mav northwind]

Of course is XmlDocument.LoadXml() throwing an exception, because of all the ampersands in your string. They must be escaped as & Using LoadXml() in a try/catch is a way to check for proper XML. Regards, mav

[vinu netguy]

hi mav, it is not throwing error if i escaped with a single & if i use like &&&&&&&&&& then it is throwing error. i think its not a good way, if i use try/catch to check. please help with a solution. vinu

[vinu netguy]

hi mav, it is not throwing error if i escaped with a single & if i use like &&&&&&&&&& then it is throwing error. i think its not a good way, if i use try/catch to check. please help with a solution. vinu

[mav northwind]

Of course you have to escape every & as &. If you do this, the xml string is correct and no exception is thrown. AFAIK there's no ValidateXml method available, so trying to load the string and looking for an XmlException seems to be a reasonable way. Regards, mav

[vinu netguy]

Thanks mav. Regards, Vinu

[vinu netguy]

Thanks very much. its working now......:) Vinu