The Problem
You are trying to read data out of a standard xml file. I found a great Linq to Xml tutorial here. You get code that looks something like this
XDocument data = XDocument.Load(HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath("~/Invoices.xml"));
List<Invoice> lst = new List<Invoice>();
lst= (from c in data.Descendants("invoice")
select new Invoice
{
ClientName = c.Element("client").Value,
InvoiceDate = Convert.ToDateTime(c.Element("date").Value),
}).ToList();
and you get nothing but object type no found errors. Why? You have problems with linq to xml namespaces.
The Cause:
The xml file you are trying to read is using a NameSpace!
The Solution:
Add in the namespace declaration and append it to the file in the right places, your code should look something like the below.
XDocument data = XDocument.Load(HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath(“~/Invoices.xml”));
XNamespace ns = XNamespace.Get(“https://www.SomeProvider.com/api”);
List lst = new List();
lst= (from c in data.Descendants(ns + “invoice”)
select new Invoice
{
ClientName = c.Element(ns + “client”).Value,
InvoiceDate = Convert.ToDateTime(c.Element(ns + “date”).Value),
}).ToList();
Do you see the “ns + ” part? That tells C# to keep your data and the xml data apart. And please note, you have to use it everywhere you reference a part of the xml document (I spent an hour finding that out).
That’s it! Happy Coding.