XML Parsing error in Flex

Question

Hello Experts,

I am passing a XML document form the Java to Flex using Remote Object. My XML is as follows

"
<root
<dept ID="1" Name="RND"
    <Emp ID="1" Name="Aj"/>
</dept>
<dept ID="2" Name="ENG">
<Emp ID="1" Name="Aj"/>
</dept>
<dept ID="3" Name="MECH">
    <Emp ID="1" Name="Aj"/>
</dept>
</root>
"

In Flex i am trying to access using below code

treeData = event.result as XML;
deptTree.dataProvider = treeData; 

When i am trying to access the result object and i am getting the below exception

"

[RPC Fault faultString="org.w3c.dom.DOMException : INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR: An invalid or illegal XML character is specified. " faultCode="Server.Processing" faultDetail="null"]
    at mx.rpc::AbstractInvoker/http://www.adobe.com/2006/flex/mx/internal::faultHandler()
    at mx.rpc::Responder/fault()
    at mx.rpc::AsyncRequest/fault()
    at NetConnectionMessageResponder/statusHandler()
    at mx.messaging::MessageResponder/status()

" Please help me to resolve this issue. Thanks in advance. Aj

Answer 1

<root
<dept ID="1" Name="RND"

Close root tag:

<root>