Reading in XML file with C#

Question

I am having trouble reading in the XML file with my C# program. When i try to run it I get an error saying that "An unhandled exception of type 'System.Xml.XPath.XPathException' occurred in System.Xml.dll

Additional information: Expression must evaluate to a node-set."

XML Code:

<musicstore> <album> <name>Black Album</name> <artist>Metallica</artist> <year>1991</year> <price>$10.00</price> </album> <album> <name>Exodus</name> <artist>Bob Marley</artist> <year>1979</year> <price>$5.99</price> </album> </musicstore>

C# Code:

XmlDocument xDoc = new XmlDocument(); xDoc.Load("C:\\Users\\FJam\\Desktop\\Coding\\XML\\text.xml"); foreach(XmlNode node in xDoc.SelectNodes("musicstore/album/")) { MessageBox.Show(node.SelectSingleNode("artist").InnerText); }

Remove the last / on musicstore/album/

sa_ddam213
– sa_ddam213

2013-08-17 21:53:30 +00:00
Commented Aug 17, 2013 at 21:53 — sa_ddam213
– sa_ddam213, Commented Aug 17, 2013 at 21:53

I4V · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-17 21:51:45Z

7

All you need is

foreach (XmlNode node in xDoc.SelectNodes("musicstore/album"))

The problem is with the last /.

answered Aug 17, 2013 at 21:51

I4V

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