Dealing with XML errors in RSS feeds using SyndicationFeed.Load

Question

When reading in a 3rd party RSS feed an XMLException is thrown due to an invalid DateTime in the feed XML.

How can I handle this more robustly. For example, is there a way to catch the exception, identify the problematic element and deal with it (e.g. insert a placeholder) and continue the load?

Answer 1

You could try this code located in the Workaround tab:

http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/325421/syndicationfeed-load-fails-to-parse-datetime-against-a-real-world-feeds-ie7-can-read