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How to test than an XML string is well formed in .net

I'm looking for some code in .net to allow me to test an xml file to determine if it is well-formed. I am not validating the file against a schema at this point in my code, just testing that it conforms to xml specification for being well formed.

Any assistance is appreciated.

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Just try parsing the XML into an XMLDocument and see if it throws.

Pierreten  2010-06-24 17:59:22
Thanks for your answer. After asking the above question, I found this stackoverflow question that didn't show up in my initial search: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1026247/check-well-formed-xml-without-a-try-catch
CletusLoomis  2010-06-24 18:02:56

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