XmlException: The input document has exceeded a limit set by MaxCharactersFromEntities

Question

I have an XML file that looks like this:

Answer 1

You need to use an XmlReader with the settings property MaxCharactersFromEntities set to 0 (or a large number that will work for your scenario):

        var doc = new XmlDocument();

        using (var stream = new MemoryStream(Encoding.Default.GetBytes(xml)))
        {
            var settings = new XmlReaderSettings();

            // The default is 0, but setting it here allows us to document exactly why we are taking this approach.
            settings.MaxCharactersFromEntities = 0;

            using (var reader = XmlReader.Create(stream, settings))
            {
                doc.Load(reader);
            }
        }