Empty element in XML throws error while deserialization

Question

I was trying to de-serialize XML elements to an object. In that XML file, there is an empty element like below <enddate/>. It throws incorrect XML file error.

I tried options like Isnullable, get set method etc. See below

Still not able to fix it. And the serialize class looks like this

Why it is not able to parse this empty element ? any method that works?

Answer 1

Hi @Anonymous , Welcome to Microsoft Q&A,

You have a few options to choose from, one is to use regex to remove all whitespace elements before parsing, which is in case you don't want it.

If only one or two specific bits are empty, you can choose to add parsing for them individually.

For details, you can view Deserialize Xml with empty elements in C#

Please don't add pictures as questions, it won't make it easier for us to test them.

Best Regards,

Jiale

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