XML Node by Node into C# Array

Question

I am trying to get file locations out of an XML file rather than hard coding locations that could ultimately change.

I don't know how many files there will be which is causing me issue.

How can I get this function to iterate through all nodes and copy them to a new index within the array?

update

Is there a way to do this using arrays if you don't know the size, perhaps an ArrayList for example or chuck it into a list and convert to an array after? Whichever method would be best.

Below is the code I've written so far:

public static void LoadMyXML()
{
    string xmlfp = _AppPath + @"\Config";
    try
    {
        XmlDocument xDoc = new XmlDocument();
        xDoc.Load(xmlfp);
        XmlNode xmlLst = xDoc.SelectSingleNode("parent1/child1");
        string[] xmlNodeArray;

        foreach (XmlNode node in xmlLst.ChildNodes)
        {
            //read through and add any child nodes to the array
            xmlNodeArray[] = node.InnerText;
        }
    }
    catch(Exception ex)
    {
        WriteErrorToLog("XML Loading error " + ex.ToString());
    }
}

Selman Genç · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-10 09:21:06Z

5

You can use a List, if you don't know the size:

List<string> xmlNodes = new List<string>();

foreach (XmlNode node in xmlLst.ChildNodes)
{
    xmlNodes.Add(node.InnerText);
}

Apart from that I would suggest you use new Linq to XML API for this.

answered Sep 10, 2014 at 9:21

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PurpleSmurph Over a year ago

Thanks, was considering list but not really used arrays so wanted to venture out of my comfort zone - is there no way to do this using arrays if you don't know the size? ArrayList for example or chuck it into a list and convert to an array after?

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