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how can i convert xml document to data table in c#

i am getting the following response from api as xml
<ROOT>
<valid>1</valid>
<org_name> test org </org_name>
<count_of_vedios>3</count_of_vedios>
<total_length>351</total_length>
<Video1>
<Title>The Distinguished Gentleman</Title>
<Director>Jonathan Lynn</Director>
<Length>112 Minutes</Length>
<Format>DVD</Format>
<Rating>R</Rating>
</Video1>
<Video2>
<Title>Her Alibi</Title>
<Director>Bruce Beresford</Director>
<Length>94 Mins</Length>
<Format>DVD</Format>
<Rating>PG-13</Rating>
</Video2>
<Video3>
<Title>Chalte Chalte</Title>
<Director>Aziz Mirza</Director>
<Length>145 Mins</Length>
<Format>DVD</Format>
<Rating>N/R</Rating>
</Video3>
</ROOT>
i need to fill some fields of aspx page with the information :
org_name : test org
count_of_vedios : 3
total_length : 351
also i need to fill gridview with the vedios that is in nodes
Title | Director | Length | Format | Rating |

dataset will have 4 tables here , so what i did is replace the vedio# tage with vedio , now the dataset will have 2 tables one for the general nodes and the another for vedios
DataTable general_dt = new DataTable();
DataTable vedios_dt = new DataTable();
string xml_str = document.DocumentElement.InnerXml.ToString();
xml_str = Regex.Replace(xml_str, #"<Video[0-9]{1,3}>", "<Video>");
xml_str = Regex.Replace(xml_str, #"<\/Video[0-9]{1,3}>", "</Video>");
DataSet ds = new DataSet();
ds.ReadXml(new System.IO.StringReader(xml_str));
if (ds.Tables.Count > 0)
{
XmlNode newnode;
newnode = document.ReadNode(new XmlTextReader(new StringReader(xml_str)));
if (newnode["valid"].InnerText.ToString() == "1")
{
general_dt = ds.Tables[0];
vedios_dt = ds.Tables[1];
}
}````

Try xml linq :
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Linq;
using System.Data;
namespace ConsoleApplication1
{
class Program
{
const string FILENAME = #"c:\temp\test.xml";
static void Main(string[] args)
{
DataTable dt = new DataTable();
dt.Columns.Add("Title", typeof(string));
dt.Columns.Add("Directory", typeof(string));
dt.Columns.Add("Length", typeof(string));
dt.Columns.Add("Format", typeof(string));
dt.Columns.Add("Rating", typeof(string));
XDocument doc = XDocument.Load(FILENAME);
List<XElement> videos = doc.Root.Elements().Where(x => x.Name.LocalName.StartsWith("Video")).ToList();
foreach (XElement video in videos)
{
dt.Rows.Add(new object[] {
(string)video.Element("Title"),
(string)video.Element("Director"),
(string)video.Element("Length"),
(string)video.Element("Format"),
(string)video.Element("Rating")
});
}
}
}
}

Cannot convert string to System.IO.TextReader

I'm writing a code that can be dragged and drop to the program that can get it's directory (which must be a csv file) and will filter out the data. But I'm having trouble passing a string object(which is the path of the csv file) to a class which would make the filtering process. So here's the code:
private void Form1_DragDrop(object sender, DragEventArgs e)
{
//Takes dropped items and store in string array which is the path
string[] droppedFile = (string[])e.Data.GetData(DataFormats.FileDrop);
//passing the string object and this is where I get the error
CsvParser run = new CsvParser(droppedFile[0]);
MessageBox.Show("file path: " + droppedFile[0],"Message");
}
and the receiving class looks like this:
public CsvParser(string filePath)
{
//use of StreamReader to get csv file
using (var sr = new StreamReader(filePath))
using (DataTable dt = new DataTable("Table"))
{
//variable to be able to read csv file
var reader = new CsvReader(sr,true);
//some logic
}
}
I've also tried converting the string to a StringReader which look like this:
private void Form1_DragDrop(object sender, DragEventArgs e)
{
string[] droppedFile = (string[])e.Data.GetData(DataFormats.FileDrop);
//taking path of the file string to stringreader object
var textReader = new StringReader(droppedFile[0]);
CsvParser run = new CsvParser(textReader);
MessageBox.Show("file path: " + textReader,"Message");
}
when I coded this it actually bypasses the error but when it comes to the process where it should filter out the data nothing happens and the value of the converted string is only System.IO.StringReader. I'm still learning on C# so I'll be glad if you guys can help me out.
//update
This is what my CsvParser looks like for broad view:
using CsvHelper;
using CsvHelper.Configuration;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Data;
namespace Project
{
class CsvParser
{
public CsvParser(string filePath)
{
//use of library StreamReader to get csv file
using (var sr = new StreamReader(filePath))
using (DataTable dt = new DataTable("Table"))
{
//variable to be able to read csv file
var reader = new CsvReader(sr,true);
//csv configurations
reader.Configuration.RegisterClassMap<DataRecordMap>();
//CSVReader will now read the whole file into an enumerable
IEnumerable<DataRecord> records = reader.GetRecords<DataRecord>();
dt.Columns.Add("Create Date", typeof(string));
dt.Columns.Add("IR Initial Response", typeof(string));
dt.Columns.Add("FR Fix Response", typeof(string));
dt.Columns.Add("Summary", typeof(string));
dt.Columns.Add("Ticket #", typeof(string));
dt.Columns.Add("Company", typeof(string));
dt.Columns.Add("Assigned to", typeof(string));
dt.Columns.Add("Caller", typeof(string));
dt.Columns.Add("Case Type", typeof(string));
dt.Columns.Add("Close Date", typeof(string));
dt.Columns.Add("Days Open", typeof(string));
dt.Columns.Add("Department", typeof(string));
dt.Columns.Add("Infrastructure Type", typeof(string));
dt.Columns.Add("Location", typeof(string));
dt.Columns.Add("Priority", typeof(string));
dt.Columns.Add("IncidentType", typeof(string));
dt.Columns.Add("Resolution", typeof(string));
dt.Columns.Add("Status", typeof(string));
dt.Columns.Add("Shift", typeof(string));
foreach (DataRecord record in records)
{
dt.Rows.Add(record.CreateDate.Replace("\n", "").Replace(" ", "").Replace("\"", "").Replace("#", " # ").Replace("AM", " AM").Replace("PM", " PM"),
record.IRInitialResponse.Replace("\n", "").Replace(" ", "").Replace("\"", "").Replace("at", " # ").Replace("AM", " AM").Replace("PM", " PM"),
record.FRFixResponse.Replace("\n", "").Replace(" ", "").Replace("\"", "").Replace("at", " # ").Replace("AM", " AM").Replace("PM", " PM"),
record.Summary, record.TicketNo, record.Company, record.Assignedto, record.Caller, record.CaseType,
record.CloseDate.Replace("\n", "").Replace(" ", "").Replace("\"", "").Replace("at", " # ").Replace("AM", " AM").Replace("PM", " PM"),
record.DaysOpen, record.Department, record.InfrastructureType, record.Location,
record.Priority, record.IncidentType, record.Resolution, record.Status, record.Shift);
}
sr.Close();
WriteCsv wcsv = new WriteCsv(dt, filePath);
Console.WriteLine(dt.Rows.Count);
}
Console.WriteLine("FINISHED");
}
public sealed class DataRecordMap : ClassMap<DataRecord>
{
public DataRecordMap()
{
AutoMap();
Map(m => m.TicketNo).Name("Ticket #");
}
}
}
}

Create xml file with dataset like this format

Create xml file with dataset like this format-
-<_XPXML Note="" CrtTime="" CN="" DBN="" Srv="" Ver="" AppId="" Class="" IC="" Stock="" Desc="">
<_InvTrans IC="010006" Stock="1" Desc="2 " OppKind="1" Amount="744" Batch="6" Mat="108208"/>
<_InvTrans IC="010006" Stock="1" Desc="2 " OppKind="1" Amount="744" Batch="6" Mat="108208"/>
<_InvTrans IC="010006" Stock="1" Desc="2 " OppKind="1" Amount="744" Batch="6" Mat="108208"/>
</_XPXML>

If you want to create some custom xml that you can use XElement.
How to create <_XPXML Note="" CrtTime="" CN="" DBN="" Srv="" Ver="" AppId="" Class="" IC="" Stock="" Desc="">?
You can use the code below to create.
var node=new XElement("_XPXML ");
node.SetAttributeValue("Note","");
node.SetAttributeValue("CrtTime","");
// ...
// please write the Attribute
doc.Root.Add(node);
Before you use the code that you should new doc as this code
XDocument doc = new XDocument();
And you should add using System.Xml.Linq in file top.
After you set the attribute that you can save it to file.
doc.Save(xx);
The example:
XDocument doc = new XDocument();
XElement node = new XElement("_XPXML");
node.SetAttributeValue("Note", "");
var invTrans = new XElement("_InvTrans");
node.Add(invTrans);
invTrans.SetAttributeValue("IC", "010006");
doc.Add(node);
StringBuilder str = new StringBuilder();
TextWriter stream = new StringWriter(str);
doc.Save(stream);
The str is
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
<_XPXML Note="">
<_InvTrans IC="010006" />
</_XPXML>

Try following using xml linq :
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Data;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Linq;
namespace ConsoleApplication23
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
DataTable dt = new DataTable("_InvTrans");
dt.Columns.Add("IC", typeof(string));
dt.Columns.Add("Stock", typeof(string));
dt.Columns.Add("Desc", typeof(string));
dt.Columns.Add("OppKind", typeof(string));
dt.Columns.Add("Amount", typeof(string));
dt.Columns.Add("Batch", typeof(string));
dt.Columns.Add("Mat", typeof(string));
dt.Rows.Add(new object[] { "010006", "1", "2 ", "1", "744", "6", "108208" });
dt.Rows.Add(new object[] { "010006", "1", "2 ", "1", "744", "6", "108208" });
dt.Rows.Add(new object[] { "010006", "1", "2 ", "1", "744", "6", "108208" });
GetXmlTable(dt);
}
static XElement GetXmlTable(DataTable dt)
{
string tableName = dt.TableName;
XElement table = new XElement(tableName);
string[] columnNames = dt.Columns.Cast<DataColumn>().Select(x => x.ColumnName).ToArray();
foreach (DataRow row in dt.AsEnumerable())
{
XElement xRow = new XElement("_InvTrans");
table.Add(xRow);
foreach (string columnName in columnNames)
{
xRow.Add(new XAttribute(columnName, row[columnName]));
}
}
return table;
}
}
}

Iterating through an Xml can't see the second Child node (C#)

I'm iterating parallel in 2 Xml docs. When an element value X from first Xml is
equal to the value in the second Xml (ex. USD== USD), it should write a
row in a DataTable with two columns. Element value X (USD) in the first Column
and an other child element value Y (value from ) from first Xml in the second col.
The second Xml has a single node with multiple elements.
DataTable dTable = new DataTable();
dTable.Columns.Add("ColumnOne");
dTable.Columns.Add("ColumnTwo");
DataRow dRow = null;
foreach (XmlNode nodeFirst in firstXmlDoc.SelectNodes("//ValCurs/Valute"))
{
foreach (XmlNode nodeSecond in secondXmlDoc.SelectSingleNode("SelectedVal"))
{
if (nodeFirst.SelectSingleNode("CharCode").InnerText == nodeSecond.InnerText)
{
dRow = dTable.NewRow();
dRow["ColumnOne"] = nodeFirst.SelectSingleNode("CharCode").InnerText;
dRow["ColumnTwo"] = nodeFirst.SelectSingleNode("Value").InnerText;
dTable.Rows.Add(dRow);
}
}
}
myDataGridView.DataSource = dTable;
This isn't working, I get in "nodeFirst.SelectSingleNode("Value").InnerText" a null value (" ") and it stops, filling the DataTable just with the "CharCode" value.
It's interesting that it worked the first few times I runned it, but it doesn't anymore.
First Xml:
<ValCurs>
<Valute ID="47">
<NumCode>978</NumCode>
<CharCode>EUR</CharCode>
<Nominal>1</Nominal>
<Name>Euro</Name>
<Value>20.3457</Value>
</Valute>
<Valute ID="44">
<NumCode>840</NumCode>
<CharCode>USD</CharCode>
<Nominal>1</Nominal>
<Name>Dolar S.U.A.</Name>
<Value>17.4603</Value>
</Valute>
...
</ValCurs>
Second Xml:
<SelectedVal>
<Cod>UAH</Cod>
<Cod>EUR</Cod>
<Cod>CAD</Cod>
<Cod>RON</Cod>
<Cod>NOK</Cod>
<Cod>RUB</Cod>
<Cod>JPY</Cod>
<Cod>AUD</Cod>
</SelectedVal>

Try following code using xml linq :
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Data;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Linq;
namespace ConsoleApplication1
{
class Program
{
const string CURRENCY_FILE = #"c:\temp\test.xml";
const string COUNTRY_FILE = #"c:\temp\test1.xml";
static void Main(string[] args)
{
DataTable dt = new DataTable();
dt.Columns.Add("ID", typeof(int));
dt.Columns.Add("NUMCODE", typeof(int));
dt.Columns.Add("CHARCODE", typeof(string));
dt.Columns.Add("Nominal", typeof(int));
dt.Columns.Add("Name", typeof(string));
dt.Columns.Add("Value", typeof(decimal));
XDocument currencyXml = XDocument.Load(CURRENCY_FILE);
List<XElement> valutes = currencyXml.Descendants("Valute").ToList();
foreach (XElement valute in valutes)
{
dt.Rows.Add(new object[] {
(int)valute.Attribute("ID"),
(int)valute.Element("NumCode"),
(string)valute.Element("CharCode"),
(int)valute.Element("Nominal"),
(string)valute.Element("Name"),
(decimal)valute.Element("Value")
});
}
XDocument countryXml = XDocument.Load(COUNTRY_FILE);
List<string> countries = countryXml.Descendants("Cod").Select(x => (string)x).ToList();
DataTable filteredTable = dt.AsEnumerable().Where(x => countries.Contains(x.Field<string>("CharCode"))).CopyToDataTable();
}
}
}

How to deseralize an XML thats a DataTable?

I have an XML file, and when I used XSD tool to create a class object from the XML, I get a message saying "A column named 'link' already belongs to this DataTable: cannot set a nested table to the same name.
I want to know how I can correctly deserialize this XML file so that I can display the data on an app. This XML file is basically just Rss news feed data.
You can see the entire XML file structure here: https://github.com/karimo94/XMLDemo/blob/master/leaguenews.xml

Look at this design
https://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2017/05/01/master-master-detail-pattern/#.WSrAkFuGID4.twitter#7gkbxLDhEVrcmL6M.97
DataSet ds = new DataSet();
XmlSerializer xmlSerializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(DataSet));
FileStream readStream = new FileStream("leaguenews.xml", FileMode.Open);
ds = (DataSet)xmlSerializer.Deserialize(readStream);
readStream.Close();
dataGridView1.DataSource = ds.Tables[0];

Try followng :
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Linq;
using System.Data;
namespace ConsoleApplication1
{
class Program
{
const string FILENAME = #"c:\temp\test1.xml";
static void Main(string[] args)
{
DataTable dt = new DataTable();
dt.Columns.Add("Title", typeof(string));
dt.Columns.Add("Description", typeof(string));
dt.Columns.Add("Link", typeof(string));
dt.Columns.Add("IsPermaLink", typeof(Boolean));
dt.Columns.Add("GUID", typeof(string));
dt.Columns.Add("Publish Date", typeof(DateTime));
dt.Columns.Add("Width", typeof(int));
dt.Columns.Add("Height", typeof(int));
dt.Columns.Add("URL", typeof(string));
XDocument doc = XDocument.Load(FILENAME); //or uri
List<XElement> items = doc.Descendants("item").ToList();
foreach (XElement item in items)
{
dt.Rows.Add(new object[] {
(string)item.Element("title"),
(string)item.Element("description"),
(string)item.Element("link"),
(Boolean)item.Element("guid").Attribute("isPermaLink"),
(string)item.Element("guid"),
(DateTime)item.Element("pubDate"),
(int)item.Elements().Where(x => x.Name.LocalName == "thumbnail").FirstOrDefault().Attribute("width"),
(int)item.Elements().Where(x => x.Name.LocalName == "thumbnail").FirstOrDefault().Attribute("height"),
(string)item.Elements().Where(x => x.Name.LocalName == "thumbnail").FirstOrDefault().Attribute("url")
});
}
}
}
}

I tried both ways and honestly, I couldn't get it to deserialize properly without errors. Luckily, I was able to use rss2json.com and that converted the Rss feed into a json which I could parse using Newtonsoft Json.Net