I need to create an XmlDocument partly by using old XML and partly by creating new. The problem is that the old XML contains custom namespaces and I can't seem to be able to use them as I get an XmlException. I've tried to add the namespace to many different places but I can't get over the Exception!
The Exception
System.Xml.XmlException was unhandled by user code
Message='my' is an undeclared prefix. Line 1, position 42.
Source=System.Xml
My Code
XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
XmlSchema schema = new XmlSchema();
schema.Namespaces.Add("my", "http://foobar.com/");
doc.Schemas.Add(schema);
XmlDeclaration dec = doc.CreateXmlDeclaration("1.0", "UTF-8", null);
doc.AppendChild(dec);
XmlElement root = doc.CreateElement("root");
root.SetAttribute("xmlns:my", "http://foobar.com/");
doc.AppendChild(root);
foreach (var item in GetItems())
{
XmlElement elem = doc.CreateElement("item");
elem.SetAttribute("id", item.id);
// Append body to elem
XmlElement body = doc.CreateElement("body");
body.InnerXml = item.Body; // Here is where I get the exception
elem.AppendChild(body);
// Append elem to root
root.AppendChild(elem);
}
Input from Item.Body is similar to
<aaa><bbb my:attr="55">Foo</bbb></aaa>
I expected the output to be similar to
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<root my:attr="http://foobar.com/">
<item id="12345">
<body>
<aaa>
<bbb my:attr="55">Foo</bbb>
</aaa>
</body>
</item>
</root>
I'm open to alternatives to using this method. After I create the XmlDocument I prettyprint it, validate it against a schema and then push it out for the user to see.