Highly annoying namespace problem

[Ayende Rahien]

I've the following code, taken from
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ml02172003.asp
to select a node from RSS file.
However, I'm always getting a null returning for the SelectSingleNod e(),
when trying to load a RSS 1.0 document, (which has a default namespace)
why?

if(feed.Documen tElement.LocalN ame.Equals("RDF ") &&
feed.DocumentEl ement.Namespace URI.Equals("htt p://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-s
yntax-ns#"))

{

NamespaceUri = "http://purl.org/rss/1.0/";

}

else if(feed.Documen tElement.LocalN ame.Equals("rss "))

{

NamespaceUri = feed.DocumentEl ement.Namespace URI;

}

else

{

throw new RssFeedExceptio n(ResourceFetch er.GetException ("Illegal feed"));

}

XmlNamespaceMan ager nsMgr = new XmlNamespaceMan ager(feed.NameT able);

nsMgr.AddNamesp ace("rss",Names paceUri);

node = feed.SelectSing leNode("//rss:channel/title",nsMgr);//Select feed's
title
//node = feed.SelectSing leNode("//rss:channel/rss:title",nsMg r);//Doesn't
work as well!!!
if(node!=null)//It's ALWAYS null if there is a default namespace!

title = node.InnerText;

[Oleg Tkachenko]

Ayende Rahien wrote:

However, I'm always getting a null returning for the SelectSingleNod e(),
when trying to load a RSS 1.0 document, (which has a default namespace)
why?

Which document are you trying to load?
--
Oleg Tkachenko
XML Insider
http://www.tkachenko.com/blog

[ru]

I know your frustration, as I myself struggled with this
for weeks and weeks...
Here's how you do it:
dim rss as New XmlTextReader(U RL)
While rss.Read()
If rss.NodeType = XmlNodeType.Ele ment Then
Select Case rss.Name.ToLowe r()
Case "item"
strItem = rss.ReadString( )
Case "pubdate"
strDate = rss.ReadString( )
Case "dc:date"
strDate = rss.ReadString( )
etc.
end While

-----Original Message-----
I've the following code, taken from
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp? url=/library/en-us/dnexxml/html/xml02172003.aspto select a node from RSS file.
However, I'm always getting a null returning for the SelectSingleNod e(),when trying to load a RSS 1.0 document, (which has a default namespace)why?

if(feed.Docume ntElement.Local Name.Equals("RD F") &&
feed.DocumentE lement.Namespac eURI.Equals ("http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"))

{

NamespaceUri = "http://purl.org/rss/1.0/";

}

else if(feed.Documen tElement.LocalN ame.Equals("rss "))

{

NamespaceUri = feed.DocumentEl ement.Namespace URI;

}

else

{

throw new RssFeedExceptio n(ResourceFetch er.GetException ("Illegal feed"));
}

XmlNamespaceMa nager nsMgr = new XmlNamespaceMan ager (feed.NameTable );
nsMgr.AddNames pace("rss",Name spaceUri);

node = feed.SelectSing leNode ("//rss:channel/title",nsMgr);//Select feed'stitle
//node = feed.SelectSing leNode ("//rss:channel/rss:title",nsMg r);//Doesn'twork as well!!!
if(node!=nul l)//It's ALWAYS null if there is a default namespace!
title = node.InnerText;

.