issues with repopulating XPathDocument with new XmlReader or XmlTextReader

[xmlguy]

Cant seem to solve this problem

I need to be able to re-use XmlReader and XPathDocument
for an XSLT Transform.

Basically I have defined following interfaces:

Class Render

(Common and public inside the class)
XPathDocument XpDoc;
XmlReader XrDoc;

- Constructor Render
public Render(XmlReade r CleanXmlDoc,str ing SeriesXSL)

- It Loads 2 things:
the XML
the XSL

these objects are used by the following Methods using
Xsl.Transform method and other stuff

Methods:

public string RenderSectionPr eview()
public string RenderHTML(Stri ng RenderMode)
public string RenderPDF(Strin g RenderMode)

I was using
XPathDocument XpDoc = new XPathDocument(X mlReader);
inside the constructor and XpDoc was used as source for
XSLT translations in RenderHTML and RenderPDF.

Everything was working fine.

Now I decided to add 2 more methods to allow us to use the
same RenderObject (our custom class) and UPDATE the XML by
using the following Method ReloadXML.

Also wanted to add a WriteXML object that would allow us
to write the incoming XMLReader (for debug as well as
saving it)

New Methods:

public int ReloadXML(XmlRe ader CleanXmlDoc1)
public int WriteXML(String RenderMode)

The problem is in this process we are calling the

XPathDocument XpDoc = new XPathDocument(X mlReader);

with CleanXmlDoc1 (the new XML)

again.

We were hoping that the XpDoc would get populated with it
and we could use the XpDoc again as before in the
Xsl.Transform()

ANALYSIS:

After a lot of head breaking have come to the conclusion
that this has something to do with XPathDocument or
XmlReader and the current position of the cursor etc. or
something like that ? BUT I MAY BE COMPLETELY WRONG.
Is it something like this ? What is the issue ?

I tried using MemoryStream to store the XmlReader and then
use XPathDocument but logically I am still not able to re-
populate the XPathDocument XpDoc with a new XmlReader.

Kindly advise. Thanks.

[Christoph Schittko [MVP]]

If I understand everything correctly, then you problem is that you are
re-using the XmlReader that you attached to the MemoryStream.

An XmlReader is forward only, i.e. you cannot rewind it! You are on the
right track with using a MemoryStream though. You can rewind the
MemoryStream by setting Position = 0. Then you can attach a fresh
Xml(Text)Reader an re-read the stream.

Did I understand your problem and did this help?

--
HTH
Christoph Schittko [MVP]
Software Architect, .NET Mentor

"xmlguy" <xm****@yahoo.c om> wrote in message
news:00******** *************** *****@phx.gbl.. .

Cant seem to solve this problem

I need to be able to re-use XmlReader and XPathDocument
for an XSLT Transform.

Basically I have defined following interfaces:

Class Render

(Common and public inside the class)
XPathDocument XpDoc;
XmlReader XrDoc;

- Constructor Render
public Render(XmlReade r CleanXmlDoc,str ing SeriesXSL)

- It Loads 2 things:
the XML
the XSL

these objects are used by the following Methods using
Xsl.Transform method and other stuff

Methods:

public string RenderSectionPr eview()
public string RenderHTML(Stri ng RenderMode)
public string RenderPDF(Strin g RenderMode)

I was using
XPathDocument XpDoc = new XPathDocument(X mlReader);
inside the constructor and XpDoc was used as source for
XSLT translations in RenderHTML and RenderPDF.

Everything was working fine.

Now I decided to add 2 more methods to allow us to use the
same RenderObject (our custom class) and UPDATE the XML by
using the following Method ReloadXML.

Also wanted to add a WriteXML object that would allow us
to write the incoming XMLReader (for debug as well as
saving it)

New Methods:

public int ReloadXML(XmlRe ader CleanXmlDoc1)
public int WriteXML(String RenderMode)

The problem is in this process we are calling the

XPathDocument XpDoc = new XPathDocument(X mlReader);

with CleanXmlDoc1 (the new XML)

again.

We were hoping that the XpDoc would get populated with it
and we could use the XpDoc again as before in the
Xsl.Transform()

ANALYSIS:

After a lot of head breaking have come to the conclusion
that this has something to do with XPathDocument or
XmlReader and the current position of the cursor etc. or
something like that ? BUT I MAY BE COMPLETELY WRONG.
Is it something like this ? What is the issue ?

I tried using MemoryStream to store the XmlReader and then
use XPathDocument but logically I am still not able to re-
populate the XPathDocument XpDoc with a new XmlReader.

Kindly advise. Thanks.

[xmlguy]

I believe you got me right.

Now the question is ..

Is there a better way than using a MemoryStream as
my "persistent " storage for the "current" Xml ?

Because I have two independent operations for that
persistent storage.

1. Use it against transforms (Xslt)
2. Re-populate it with new Xml from another source.

What would be the best Objects to use ?
Should I simply go with XmlDocument as the Storage.

Note: When I say "persistent " i mean for the "life and
scope" of that object ( the instane of my class Render )

Kindly do advise.

Thanks,

XmlGuy

-----Original Message-----
If I understand everything correctly, then you problem is that you arere-using the XmlReader that you attached to the MemoryStream.
An XmlReader is forward only, i.e. you cannot rewind it! You are on theright track with using a MemoryStream though. You can rewind theMemoryStream by setting Position = 0. Then you can attach a freshXml(Text)Reade r an re-read the stream.

Did I understand your problem and did this help?

--
HTH
Christoph Schittko [MVP]
Software Architect, .NET Mentor

"xmlguy" <xm****@yahoo.c om> wrote in message
news:00******* *************** ******@phx.gbl. ..

Cant seem to solve this problem

I need to be able to re-use XmlReader and XPathDocument
for an XSLT Transform.

Basically I have defined following interfaces:

Class Render

(Common and public inside the class)
XPathDocument XpDoc;
XmlReader XrDoc;

- Constructor Render
public Render(XmlReade r CleanXmlDoc,str ing SeriesXSL)

- It Loads 2 things:
the XML
the XSL

these objects are used by the following Methods using
Xsl.Transform method and other stuff

Methods:

public string RenderSectionPr eview()
public string RenderHTML(Stri ng RenderMode)
public string RenderPDF(Strin g RenderMode)

I was using
XPathDocument XpDoc = new XPathDocument(X mlReader);
inside the constructor and XpDoc was used as source for
XSLT translations in RenderHTML and RenderPDF.

Everything was working fine.

Now I decided to add 2 more methods to allow us to use the same RenderObject (our custom class) and UPDATE the XML by using the following Method ReloadXML.

Also wanted to add a WriteXML object that would allow us
to write the incoming XMLReader (for debug as well as
saving it)

New Methods:

public int ReloadXML(XmlRe ader CleanXmlDoc1)
public int WriteXML(String RenderMode)

The problem is in this process we are calling the

XPathDocument XpDoc = new XPathDocument(X mlReader);

with CleanXmlDoc1 (the new XML)

again.

We were hoping that the XpDoc would get populated with it and we could use the XpDoc again as before in the
Xsl.Transform()

ANALYSIS:

After a lot of head breaking have come to the conclusion
that this has something to do with XPathDocument or
XmlReader and the current position of the cursor etc. or
something like that ? BUT I MAY BE COMPLETELY WRONG.
Is it something like this ? What is the issue ?

I tried using MemoryStream to store the XmlReader and then use XPathDocument but logically I am still not able to re- populate the XPathDocument XpDoc with a new XmlReader.

Kindly advise. Thanks.

.