/// <summary>
/// Compare Two Xmls
/// </summary>
/// <param name="string1">The first Xml</param>
/// <param name="string2">The second Xml</param>
/// <param name="nodesShouldIgnoreChildrenSequence">
/// Array of name of xml nodes whose children
/// sequence should be ignored
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// XmlCompareResult
/// </returns>
public static XmlCompareResult Compare(string string1, string string2, string[] nodesShouldIgnoreChildrenSequence)
{
_nodesShouldIgnoreChildrenSequence = nodesShouldIgnoreChildrenSequence;
XmlCompareResult result;
// Parameter Validation
if (null == string1)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("string1");
}
if (null == string2)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("string2");
}
Stream stream1 = null, stream2 = null;
try
{
//change the content to streams
stream1 = IOHelper.ConvertTextToStream(string1);
stream2 = IOHelper.ConvertTextToStream(string2);
//call the method for streams
result = Compare(stream1, stream2, nodesShouldIgnoreChildrenSequence);
}
finally
{
//clean up
if (null != stream1)
{
stream1.Close();
}
if (null != stream2)
{
stream2.Close();
}
}
return(result);
}
