Problem with node.GetElementsByTagName in C#

Question

I have a really simple XML file that I'm trying to read, but I can't seem to get it working. Here is the XML file:

<?xml version="1.0"?> <Results><One>45364634</One><Two>-1</Two><Three>B</Three></Results>

I am trying to get the contents of two like this:

XmlNode node = doc.DocumentElement.SelectSingleNode("/Results/Two");

or

XmlNodeList list = doc.GetElementsByTagName("Two");

Neither is working. When I copy paste the XML as a string into the XmlDocument, then it works. However, when I use the string I pull out of the response (where I'm getting the XML from), it doesn't work.

I'm wondering if it's something weird like a character issue or not looking at the correct root, but I can't figure it out. Any ideas?

Thanks!

Answer 1

Check the Xml file encoding ...

Is it ansi? utf-8 or utf-16?

Check if the xml was loaded from the file at all. Check if there is any error, see if the document was populated.

I think the document is not being populated when loading from the file.

Answer 2

By your use of the word "response" I am assuming you are passing the xml via http? If so, try using HttpServerUtility.HtmlDecode( xml ) see if that works

Answer 3

Bleh.

Turns out I was returning an XML document within an XML document. That's why printing to the screen looked ok but I couldn't pull it out.

Thanks guys.