Error while converting XML response to Json
Goal is to convert XML response to JSON. I am hitting an API endpoint which returns XML data. I recieve the data, convert it to json string but when i try to deserialize the json string, it throws exception that
Additional text encountered after finished reading JSON content: :. Path ”, line 1, position 6
public string GetSaveData(string url) { try { using (WebClient client = new WebClient()) { var response = client.DownloadString(url); XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument(); doc.LoadXml(response); var json = JsonConvert.SerializeXmlNode(doc, Newtonsoft.Json.Formatting.None, true); var transactObject1 = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(json); **//Exception is thrown at this line** } } catch (Exception ex) { throw ex; } return "success"; } Exception is thrown at transactObject1.
So i found the solution by removing the starting tag that declares the XML document which was causing the json string to be malformed.
public string GetSaveData(string url) { try { using (WebClient client = new WebClient()) { var response = client.DownloadString(url); XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument(); doc.LoadXml(response); foreach (XmlNode node in doc) { if (node.NodeType == XmlNodeType.XmlDeclaration) { doc.RemoveChild(node); } } var json = JsonConvert.SerializeXmlNode(doc, Newtonsoft.Json.Formatting.None, true); var transactObject1 = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(json); } } catch (Exception ex) { throw ex; } return "success"; } 
