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Error using XMLTextReader to read XMLDocument

I have a Web Service in which I am trying to pass an XMLDocument as a
parameter to one of the methods. I would like to use the XMLTextReader to
read the XML but I am getting the following error:

Value of type System.xml.xmld ocument cannot be converted to
System.IO.textr eader.

I would think this is possible to do.

Code snippet is below:

-------------------------------------------------------
Public Function ChangeAddress(B yVal xml As
XmlDocument) As Boolean

Try

Dim xtr As New XmlTextReader(x ml)

-------------------------------------------------------

Any and all help is greatfully appreciated.

--
Thanks,

Scott
Nov 12 '05 #1
7 4906
Hi Scott

You could do this (code follows), but I'm not sure why you would want to...?

Essentially, the XmlDocument, (xml in your method) is an in memory tree of
your XML data - the code below serializes the tree to a string, then reads it
in again...it's kind of wasteful. If you want to access content of the
document, then use methods like SelectNodes, GetElementsByTa gName, and so on
to read through the data in memory...

Nigel
Code:
Public Function ChangeAddress(B yVal xml As XmlDocument)
Dim sr As New IO.StringReader (xml.OuterXml)
Dim t As New Xml.XmlTextRead er(sr)
While t.Read
MessageBox.Show (t.Name)
End While
End Function

"SQLScott" wrote:
I have a Web Service in which I am trying to pass an XMLDocument as a
parameter to one of the methods. I would like to use the XMLTextReader to
read the XML but I am getting the following error:

Value of type System.xml.xmld ocument cannot be converted to
System.IO.textr eader.

I would think this is possible to do.

Code snippet is below:

-------------------------------------------------------
Public Function ChangeAddress(B yVal xml As
XmlDocument) As Boolean

Try

Dim xtr As New XmlTextReader(x ml)

-------------------------------------------------------

Any and all help is greatfully appreciated.

--
Thanks,

Scott

Nov 12 '05 #2
Thanks Nigel, I appreciate the response.

You state "why would you want to?". Is there a better of doing what I am
tryign to accomplish? Should I not be passing an XMLDocument?

Scott

"Nigel Armstrong" wrote:
Hi Scott

You could do this (code follows), but I'm not sure why you would want to...?

Essentially, the XmlDocument, (xml in your method) is an in memory tree of
your XML data - the code below serializes the tree to a string, then reads it
in again...it's kind of wasteful. If you want to access content of the
document, then use methods like SelectNodes, GetElementsByTa gName, and so on
to read through the data in memory...

Nigel
Code:
Public Function ChangeAddress(B yVal xml As XmlDocument)
Dim sr As New IO.StringReader (xml.OuterXml)
Dim t As New Xml.XmlTextRead er(sr)
While t.Read
MessageBox.Show (t.Name)
End While
End Function

"SQLScott" wrote:
I have a Web Service in which I am trying to pass an XMLDocument as a
parameter to one of the methods. I would like to use the XMLTextReader to
read the XML but I am getting the following error:

Value of type System.xml.xmld ocument cannot be converted to
System.IO.textr eader.

I would think this is possible to do.

Code snippet is below:

-------------------------------------------------------
Public Function ChangeAddress(B yVal xml As
XmlDocument) As Boolean

Try

Dim xtr As New XmlTextReader(x ml)

-------------------------------------------------------

Any and all help is greatfully appreciated.

--
Thanks,

Scott

Nov 12 '05 #3
Hi Scott

I don't have a problem with you passing an XmlDocument via a Web service!
It's just that with your XmlDocument parameter on your Web service method,
you already have a programmatic interface to your XML data - there's no need
to reparse it with the XmlTextReader.. .so as I mentioned in my previous post,
you can use GetElementsByTa gName(), SelectNodes() and so on to get access to
the data, you don't need to reparse.

Nigel Armstrong

"SQLScott" wrote:
Thanks Nigel, I appreciate the response.

You state "why would you want to?". Is there a better of doing what I am
tryign to accomplish? Should I not be passing an XMLDocument?

Scott

"Nigel Armstrong" wrote:
Hi Scott

You could do this (code follows), but I'm not sure why you would want to...?

Essentially, the XmlDocument, (xml in your method) is an in memory tree of
your XML data - the code below serializes the tree to a string, then reads it
in again...it's kind of wasteful. If you want to access content of the
document, then use methods like SelectNodes, GetElementsByTa gName, and so on
to read through the data in memory...

Nigel
Code:
Public Function ChangeAddress(B yVal xml As XmlDocument)
Dim sr As New IO.StringReader (xml.OuterXml)
Dim t As New Xml.XmlTextRead er(sr)
While t.Read
MessageBox.Show (t.Name)
End While
End Function

"SQLScott" wrote:
I have a Web Service in which I am trying to pass an XMLDocument as a
parameter to one of the methods. I would like to use the XMLTextReader to
read the XML but I am getting the following error:

Value of type System.xml.xmld ocument cannot be converted to
System.IO.textr eader.

I would think this is possible to do.

Code snippet is below:

-------------------------------------------------------
Public Function ChangeAddress(B yVal xml As
XmlDocument) As Boolean

Try

Dim xtr As New XmlTextReader(x ml)

-------------------------------------------------------

Any and all help is greatfully appreciated.

--
Thanks,

Scott

Nov 12 '05 #4
Ah, ok, i'm with you now. It makes sense now that I have gone back to
re-read your original answer. Sorry for the confusion.

Scott

"Nigel Armstrong" wrote:
Hi Scott

I don't have a problem with you passing an XmlDocument via a Web service!
It's just that with your XmlDocument parameter on your Web service method,
you already have a programmatic interface to your XML data - there's no need
to reparse it with the XmlTextReader.. .so as I mentioned in my previous post,
you can use GetElementsByTa gName(), SelectNodes() and so on to get access to
the data, you don't need to reparse.

Nigel Armstrong

"SQLScott" wrote:
Thanks Nigel, I appreciate the response.

You state "why would you want to?". Is there a better of doing what I am
tryign to accomplish? Should I not be passing an XMLDocument?

Scott

"Nigel Armstrong" wrote:
Hi Scott

You could do this (code follows), but I'm not sure why you would want to...?

Essentially, the XmlDocument, (xml in your method) is an in memory tree of
your XML data - the code below serializes the tree to a string, then reads it
in again...it's kind of wasteful. If you want to access content of the
document, then use methods like SelectNodes, GetElementsByTa gName, and so on
to read through the data in memory...

Nigel
Code:
Public Function ChangeAddress(B yVal xml As XmlDocument)
Dim sr As New IO.StringReader (xml.OuterXml)
Dim t As New Xml.XmlTextRead er(sr)
While t.Read
MessageBox.Show (t.Name)
End While
End Function

"SQLScott" wrote:

> I have a Web Service in which I am trying to pass an XMLDocument as a
> parameter to one of the methods. I would like to use the XMLTextReader to
> read the XML but I am getting the following error:
>
> Value of type System.xml.xmld ocument cannot be converted to
> System.IO.textr eader.
>
> I would think this is possible to do.
>
> Code snippet is below:
>
> -------------------------------------------------------
> Public Function ChangeAddress(B yVal xml As
> XmlDocument) As Boolean
>
> Try
>
> Dim xtr As New XmlTextReader(x ml)
>
> -------------------------------------------------------
>
> Any and all help is greatfully appreciated.
>
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Scott

Nov 12 '05 #5
Nigel, quick question. When I write the code to call the method adn pass it
an XMLDocument, the intellisense displays the parameter as:

system.xml.xmln ode

IN other words, bReturn = ws.CallMethod(x ml as system.xml.xmln ode)

Even though the parameter on the method is ByVal xml as XMLDocument.

I am at a loss. Any ideas why? Many thanks for your help on this.

"Nigel Armstrong" wrote:
Hi Scott

I don't have a problem with you passing an XmlDocument via a Web service!
It's just that with your XmlDocument parameter on your Web service method,
you already have a programmatic interface to your XML data - there's no need
to reparse it with the XmlTextReader.. .so as I mentioned in my previous post,
you can use GetElementsByTa gName(), SelectNodes() and so on to get access to
the data, you don't need to reparse.

Nigel Armstrong

"SQLScott" wrote:
Thanks Nigel, I appreciate the response.

You state "why would you want to?". Is there a better of doing what I am
tryign to accomplish? Should I not be passing an XMLDocument?

Scott

"Nigel Armstrong" wrote:
Hi Scott

You could do this (code follows), but I'm not sure why you would want to...?

Essentially, the XmlDocument, (xml in your method) is an in memory tree of
your XML data - the code below serializes the tree to a string, then reads it
in again...it's kind of wasteful. If you want to access content of the
document, then use methods like SelectNodes, GetElementsByTa gName, and so on
to read through the data in memory...

Nigel
Code:
Public Function ChangeAddress(B yVal xml As XmlDocument)
Dim sr As New IO.StringReader (xml.OuterXml)
Dim t As New Xml.XmlTextRead er(sr)
While t.Read
MessageBox.Show (t.Name)
End While
End Function

"SQLScott" wrote:

> I have a Web Service in which I am trying to pass an XMLDocument as a
> parameter to one of the methods. I would like to use the XMLTextReader to
> read the XML but I am getting the following error:
>
> Value of type System.xml.xmld ocument cannot be converted to
> System.IO.textr eader.
>
> I would think this is possible to do.
>
> Code snippet is below:
>
> -------------------------------------------------------
> Public Function ChangeAddress(B yVal xml As
> XmlDocument) As Boolean
>
> Try
>
> Dim xtr As New XmlTextReader(x ml)
>
> -------------------------------------------------------
>
> Any and all help is greatfully appreciated.
>
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Scott

Nov 12 '05 #6
Scott

In practice it won't matter! The node that you get is actually a
System.Xml.XmlE lement - this code illustrates:

Dim s As New localhost.XmlSe rvice
Dim n As System.Xml.XmlN ode = s.HelloWorld
MessageBox.Show (n.NodeType & " " & n.OuterXml)

What do you need to do with the returned data??

HTH

Nigel

"SQLScott" wrote:
Nigel, quick question. When I write the code to call the method adn pass it
an XMLDocument, the intellisense displays the parameter as:

system.xml.xmln ode

IN other words, bReturn = ws.CallMethod(x ml as system.xml.xmln ode)

Even though the parameter on the method is ByVal xml as XMLDocument.

I am at a loss. Any ideas why? Many thanks for your help on this.

"Nigel Armstrong" wrote:
Hi Scott

I don't have a problem with you passing an XmlDocument via a Web service!
It's just that with your XmlDocument parameter on your Web service method,
you already have a programmatic interface to your XML data - there's no need
to reparse it with the XmlTextReader.. .so as I mentioned in my previous post,
you can use GetElementsByTa gName(), SelectNodes() and so on to get access to
the data, you don't need to reparse.

Nigel Armstrong

"SQLScott" wrote:
Thanks Nigel, I appreciate the response.

You state "why would you want to?". Is there a better of doing what I am
tryign to accomplish? Should I not be passing an XMLDocument?

Scott

"Nigel Armstrong" wrote:

> Hi Scott
>
> You could do this (code follows), but I'm not sure why you would want to...?
>
> Essentially, the XmlDocument, (xml in your method) is an in memory tree of
> your XML data - the code below serializes the tree to a string, then reads it
> in again...it's kind of wasteful. If you want to access content of the
> document, then use methods like SelectNodes, GetElementsByTa gName, and so on
> to read through the data in memory...
>
> Nigel
> Code:
> Public Function ChangeAddress(B yVal xml As XmlDocument)
> Dim sr As New IO.StringReader (xml.OuterXml)
> Dim t As New Xml.XmlTextRead er(sr)
> While t.Read
> MessageBox.Show (t.Name)
> End While
> End Function
>
> "SQLScott" wrote:
>
> > I have a Web Service in which I am trying to pass an XMLDocument as a
> > parameter to one of the methods. I would like to use the XMLTextReader to
> > read the XML but I am getting the following error:
> >
> > Value of type System.xml.xmld ocument cannot be converted to
> > System.IO.textr eader.
> >
> > I would think this is possible to do.
> >
> > Code snippet is below:
> >
> > -------------------------------------------------------
> > Public Function ChangeAddress(B yVal xml As
> > XmlDocument) As Boolean
> >
> > Try
> >
> > Dim xtr As New XmlTextReader(x ml)
> >
> > -------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Any and all help is greatfully appreciated.
> >
> > --
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Scott

Nov 12 '05 #7
That is completely correct.

If you are working with Web services, you need to think about the contract
(WSDL) that is the basis for clients consuming your Web service. ASP.NET
makes working with WSDL both easy and makes this hard by automatically
generating WSDL for you based on XML Serialization and various attributes in
your code. Easy because often you don't have to do anything to make the
right (or a reasonable) thing happen. Hard because you still have to think
about the WSDL that ASP.NET is generating, since that is all the client
sees.

It is important to note that Web services have *nothing* to do with objects
and object-orientation. Web services pass XML data, not objects, not types.
Both System.Xml.XmlN ode and System.Xml.XmlD ocument serialize down in your
Web service message to an arbritrary, unconstrained XML element, represented
in the WSDL as the XSD type <xs:any/>. Later, when you add a Web reference
to a project, Visual Studio takes the WSDL for the Web service and creates
proxy classes for the types represented in the WSDL. In other words, the
proxy classes map XML data into classes. When a proxy classes are generated
for a WSDL document, <xs:any/> maps to XmlNode.

Consider your Web service from the perspective of clients that consume your
Web service using different platforms, languages or vendors, say a J2EE
client on a Sun or IBM system. They can consume an XML element (<xs:any/>)
in your SOAP message, but that don't know anything about .NET Framework
classes like XmlNode or XmlDocument. So you have to see beyond the
ASP.NET-ism of thinking you are passing an XmlDocument on a Web service
endpoint: you are passing what the WSDL says you are passing, and that's XML
data.

Cheers,
Stuart Celarier, Fern Creek
Nov 12 '05 #8

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