XmlTextReader reads only every other element

[alextj]

I have a very simple XML file and I'm trying to read every element, but as result, I get only every other element.

So instead of getting order_number, actions, failures, time and tester_name,
I only get order_number, failures and tester_name.
Why is this happening?

C# Function:

void ButtonLoadXMLClick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    textReader = new XmlTextReader(statisticsFolder + statisticsFile);
 
    while (textReader.Read())
    {
        if (textReader.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Element)
        {
            switch (textReader.Name.ToString())
            {
                case "order_number":
                    labelOrderNum.Text = textReader.ReadElementContentAsString();
                    break;
                case "actions":
                    labelActions.Text = textReader.ReadElementContentAsString();
                    break;
                case "failures":
                    labelFailures.Text = textReader.ReadElementContentAsString();
                    break;
                case "time":
                    labelTestTime.Text = textReader.ReadElementContentAsString();
                    break;
                case "tester_name":
                    labelTesterName.Text = textReader.ReadElementContentAsString();
                    break;
            }
        }
    }
}

The XML document:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<root>
<test_session>
    <order_number>O_213762</order_number>
    <actions>1246011</actions>
    <failures>1536</failures>
    <time>00:00:29</time>
    <tester_name>-</tester_name>
</test_session>
</root>

[GaryTexmo]

Maybe it's because you've got two reads there? I'm not 100% sure because I don't parse XML files this way, but you've got the read in your loop, then when you check the node you read again to assign the value. Maybe when you do this it advances to the next element, then the loop read advances to the next element again.

Maybe your loop should read the element into a variable and proceed from there? That's just my guess, anyways.

As an alternative, try using an XmlDocument and reading through the nodes?

XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
doc.LoadXml(theXmlString);
 
XmlNode root = doc.DocumentElement;
foreach (XmlNode node in root.ChildNodes)
{
  // do something with node
  // do something with node.ChildNodes if necessary
}

Good luck!

[alextj]

Thank you Gary, your method seems to be more lucky than mine - I think I'm gonna be using it! ;)

Thanks!