Root element is missing

Question

I am reading xml from xxx URl but i am getting error as Root element is missing.

My code to read xml response is as follows:

  XmlDocument doc = new          


        

Answer 1

Just in case anybody else lands here from Google, I was bitten by this error message when using XDocument.Load(Stream) method.

XDocument xDoc = XDocument.Load(xmlStream);  

Make sure the stream position is set to 0 (zero) before you try and load the Stream, its an easy mistake I always overlook!

if (xmlStream.Position > 0)
{
    xmlStream.Position = 0;
}
XDocument xDoc = XDocument.Load(xmlStream);