/// <summary>
        /// Creates a <see cref="XPathNavigator"/> against the supplied <see cref="Stream"/>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="stream">The <see cref="Stream"/> object that contains the XML data to be navigated by the created <see cref="XPathNavigator"/>.</param>
        /// <returns>
        ///     An <see cref="XPathNavigator"/> that provides a cursor model for navigating the supplied <paramref name="stream"/>.
        ///     The supplied <paramref name="stream"/> XML data is parsed to remove invalid XML characters that would normally prevent
        ///     a navigator from being created.
        /// </returns>
        /// <remarks>
        ///     The character encoding of the supplied <paramref name="stream"/> is automatically determined based on the <i>encoding</i> attribute of the XML document declaration.
        ///     If the character encoding cannot be determined, a default encoding of <see cref="Encoding.UTF8"/> is used.
        /// </remarks>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">The <paramref name="stream"/> is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).</exception>
        public static XPathNavigator CreateSafeNavigator(Stream stream)
        {
            //------------------------------------------------------------
            //	Local members
            //------------------------------------------------------------
            Encoding encoding = Encoding.UTF8;

            byte[] buffer = null;

            //------------------------------------------------------------
            //	Validate parameter
            //------------------------------------------------------------
            Guard.ArgumentNotNull(stream, "stream");

            //------------------------------------------------------------
            //	Extract stream data as an array of bytes
            //------------------------------------------------------------
            buffer = SyndicationEncodingUtility.GetStreamBytes(stream);

            //------------------------------------------------------------
            //	Determine encoding of the XML data
            //------------------------------------------------------------
            encoding = SyndicationEncodingUtility.GetXmlEncoding(buffer);

            //------------------------------------------------------------
            //	Attempt to return navigator for supplied stream
            //------------------------------------------------------------
            using (MemoryStream memoryStream = new MemoryStream(buffer))
            {
                return(SyndicationEncodingUtility.CreateSafeNavigator(memoryStream, encoding));
            }
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Returns an <see cref="Encoding"/> that represents the XML character encoding for the supplied <see cref="Stream"/>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="stream">A <see cref="Stream"/> that represents an XML data source to determine the character encoding for.</param>
        /// <returns>
        ///     A <see cref="Encoding"/> that represents the character encoding specified by the XML data source.
        ///     If the character encoding is not specified or unable to be determined, returns <see cref="Encoding.UTF8"/>.
        /// </returns>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">The <paramref name="stream"/> is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).</exception>
        public static Encoding GetXmlEncoding(Stream stream)
        {
            Guard.ArgumentNotNull(stream, "stream");

            using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(stream))
            {
                return(SyndicationEncodingUtility.GetXmlEncoding(reader.ReadToEnd()));
            }
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Extracts the character encoding for the content type of the supplied <see cref="HttpRequest"/>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="request">The HTTP values sent by a client during a Web request.</param>
        /// <returns>
        ///     A <see cref="Encoding"/> that represents character encoding of the Content-Type <i>charset</i> attribute.
        ///     If the <i>charset</i> attribute is unavailable or invalid, returns <b>null</b>.
        /// </returns>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">The <paramref name="request"/> is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).</exception>

        /*public static Encoding GetCharacterEncoding(HttpRequest request)
         * {
         *  Encoding contentEncoding    = null;
         *
         *  Guard.ArgumentNotNull(request, "request");
         *
         *  if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(request.ContentType))
         *  {
         *      if (request.ContentType.Contains(";"))
         *      {
         *          string[] contentTypeParts   = request.ContentType.Split(";".ToCharArray(), StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
         *          if (contentTypeParts != null && contentTypeParts.Length > 0)
         *          {
         *              for (int i = 0; i < contentTypeParts.Length; i++)
         *              {
         *                  string typePart = contentTypeParts[i].Trim();
         *                  if (typePart.Contains("="))
         *                  {
         *                      string[] nameValuePair  = typePart.Split("=".ToCharArray(), StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
         *                      if (nameValuePair != null && nameValuePair.Length == 2)
         *                      {
         *                          string name     = nameValuePair[0].Trim();
         *                          string value    = nameValuePair[1].Trim();
         *
         *                          if (String.Compare(name, "charset", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) == 0)
         *                          {
         *                              try
         *                              {
         *                                  contentEncoding = Encoding.GetEncoding(value);
         *                              }
         *                              catch (ArgumentException)
         *                              {
         *                                  return null;
         *                              }
         *                          }
         *                      }
         *                  }
         *              }
         *          }
         *      }
         *  }
         *
         *  return contentEncoding;
         * }*/

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns an <see cref="Encoding"/> that represents the XML character encoding for the supplied array of bytes.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="data">An array of bytes that represents an XML data source to determine the character encoding for.</param>
        /// <returns>
        ///     A <see cref="Encoding"/> that represents the character encoding specified by the XML data source.
        ///     If the character encoding is not specified or unable to be determined, returns <see cref="Encoding.UTF8"/>.
        /// </returns>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">The <paramref name="data"/> is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).</exception>
        public static Encoding GetXmlEncoding(byte[] data)
        {
            Guard.ArgumentNotNull(data, "data");

            using (MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream(data))
            {
                return(SyndicationEncodingUtility.GetXmlEncoding(stream));
            }
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Returns an <see cref="Encoding"/> that represents the XML character encoding for the supplied <see cref="Stream"/>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="stream">A <see cref="Stream"/> that represents an XML data source to determine the character encoding for.</param>
        /// <returns>
        ///     A <see cref="Encoding"/> that represents the character encoding specified by the XML data source.
        ///     If the character encoding is not specified or unable to be determined, returns <see cref="Encoding.UTF8"/>.
        /// </returns>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">The <paramref name="stream"/> is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).</exception>
        public static Encoding GetXmlEncoding(Stream stream)
        {
            //------------------------------------------------------------
            //	Validate parameter
            //------------------------------------------------------------
            Guard.ArgumentNotNull(stream, "stream");

            //------------------------------------------------------------
            //	Read the stream contents and return character encoding
            //------------------------------------------------------------
            using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(stream))
            {
                return(SyndicationEncodingUtility.GetXmlEncoding(reader.ReadToEnd()));
            }
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Returns an <see cref="Encoding"/> that represents the XML character encoding for the supplied array of bytes.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="data">An array of bytes that represents an XML data source to determine the character encoding for.</param>
        /// <returns>
        ///     A <see cref="Encoding"/> that represents the character encoding specified by the XML data source.
        ///     If the character encoding is not specified or unable to be determined, returns <see cref="Encoding.UTF8"/>.
        /// </returns>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">The <paramref name="data"/> is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).</exception>
        public static Encoding GetXmlEncoding(byte[] data)
        {
            //------------------------------------------------------------
            //	Validate parameter
            //------------------------------------------------------------
            Guard.ArgumentNotNull(data, "data");

            //------------------------------------------------------------
            //	Create stream using data and return character encoding
            //------------------------------------------------------------
            using (MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream(data))
            {
                return(SyndicationEncodingUtility.GetXmlEncoding(stream));
            }
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Creates a <see cref="XPathNavigator"/> against the supplied <see cref="Stream"/>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="stream">The <see cref="Stream"/> object that contains the XML data to be navigated by the created <see cref="XPathNavigator"/>.</param>
        /// <returns>
        ///     An <see cref="XPathNavigator"/> that provides a cursor model for navigating the supplied <paramref name="stream"/>.
        ///     The supplied <paramref name="stream"/> XML data is parsed to remove invalid XML characters that would normally prevent
        ///     a navigator from being created.
        /// </returns>
        /// <remarks>
        ///     The character encoding of the supplied <paramref name="stream"/> is automatically determined based on the <i>encoding</i> attribute of the XML document declaration.
        ///     If the character encoding cannot be determined, a default encoding of <see cref="Encoding.UTF8"/> is used.
        /// </remarks>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">The <paramref name="stream"/> is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).</exception>
        public static XPathNavigator CreateSafeNavigator(Stream stream)
        {
            Encoding encoding = Encoding.UTF8;

            byte[] buffer = null;

            Guard.ArgumentNotNull(stream, "stream");

            buffer = SyndicationEncodingUtility.GetStreamBytes(stream);

            encoding = SyndicationEncodingUtility.GetXmlEncoding(buffer);

            using (MemoryStream memoryStream = new MemoryStream(buffer))
            {
                return(SyndicationEncodingUtility.CreateSafeNavigator(memoryStream, encoding));
            }
        }