Calling a function with an XML file as input parameter

Question

I have created a WCF service in which I have created the following method

public List<AddTravelDetails> ReadXML(XmlDocument xDoc)

Now I want to consume the service. Can anyone help me? How can I pass XmlDocument as input parameter for the ReadXML function?

Thanks, Rahul

I don't understand your question. Are you wondering how to assign a document to the xDoc variable? — Toon Casteele
– Toon Casteele, Commented Feb 28, 2013 at 10:20
Does your document already exist on file somewhere or do you still have to create it in your code? — Toon Casteele
– Toon Casteele, Commented Feb 28, 2013 at 10:39
Why would you want to input raw XML into a service method? This renders WSDL and XSD useless, because the user can input anything they like. Can't you build a DataContract from the expected input and parse the XML on the client side into this DataContract? Besides that an XmlDocument just is a wrapper around an input string, if you really must do that then just use a string parameter and create the XmlDocument inside the service method with that string as input. — CodeCaster
– CodeCaster, Commented Feb 28, 2013 at 10:48

Toon Casteele · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-28 10:46:58Z

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XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
doc.Load(pathToYourFile);

Where pathToYourFile is for example: @"D:\yourfile.xml"

answered Feb 28, 2013 at 10:46

Toon Casteele

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