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Asked: 2026-05-11T18:40:55+00:00

The following code gives a NullReferenceException since XPathSelectElement can’t navigate through the XPath expression

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The following code gives a NullReferenceException since XPathSelectElement can’t navigate through the XPath expression I’ve given:

String description = (String)node.XPathSelectElement("//car").Attribute("description");

I’ve debugged this and verified that the node is being read correctly, and that the elements in my XPath are capitalized the same way that they are in my XML file. I know for a fact that there is a “car” element with an attribute called “description”. How come this isn’t working? Does it have something to do with needing a LocalName version of the XPath?

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  1. Editorial Team

    If your XML document makes use of namespaces, that might be the issue. If //car is in another namespace than the default, XPathSelectElement will not be able to find the node. (You will have to prefix with the correct namespace)

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