XML Reader threw Object Null exception, but node exists(?!)
- by Capt.Morgan
I am hoping someone could enlighten me as to why I am getting the annoying - "xml object reference not set to an instance .." error.
The elements (nodes?) I am looking for seem to exist and I have not misspelled it either :[
I might be doing something stupid here, but any help at all would be greatly appreciated.
My Code:
private void button1_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
XmlDocument reader = new XmlDocument();
reader.Load("Kotaku - powered by FeedBurner.xml");
XmlNodeList titles = reader.GetElementsByTagName("title");
XmlNodeList dates = reader.GetElementsByTagName("pubDate");
XmlNodeList descriptions = reader.GetElementsByTagName("description");
XmlNodeList links = reader.GetElementsByTagName("link");
for (int i = 0; i < titles.Count; i++)
{
textBox1.AppendText(Environment.NewLine + titles[i].InnerText);
textBox1.AppendText(Environment.NewLine + descriptions[i].InnerText); //<<-- Throws Object Ref Null Exception
textBox1.AppendText(Environment.NewLine + links[i].InnerText);
textBox1.AppendText(Environment.NewLine + dates[i].InnerText); //<<-- Throws Object Ref Null Exception
}
}
The XML I am using is a saved XML page from: http://feeds.gawker.com/kotaku/full
The way I am working on it now is as follows: I have saved the page from the above link (which is an XML page) and put it next to my EXE for easier access.
Then I run the code.
