LinqtoXML parsing RSS content:encoded - asp.net-mvc

Question

I am trying to parse an RSS feed using Linq to XML like so:
XNamespace slashNamespace = "http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/";
XDocument rssFeed = XDocument.Load(#"http://blog.daimokuchart.com/index.php/feed/");
var posts = from item in rssFeed.Descendants("item")
select new RSSData {
Title = item.Element("title").Value,
Published = DateTime.Parse(item.Element("pubDate").Value),
Url = item.Element("link").Value,
Content = item.Element("content:encoded").Value
};
However; it is having a problem with with the content:encoded item I get this error "The ':' character, hexadecimal value 0x3A, cannot be included in a name. "
How the heck to I parse this item element?

Answer 1

XNamespace nsContent = "http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/";
// ...
Content = item.Element(nsContent + "encoded").Value
// ...

Answer 2

There is a much simpler way to parse a RSS feed : the SyndicationFeed class
More details here

Answer 3

Hi i used Linqtoxml and successfully able to parse Rss feed try below code
public apheadlines()
{
InitializeComponent();
InitializeComponent();
WebClient downloader = new WebClient();
Uri rssurl = new Uri("http://ibnlive.in.com/ibnrss/rss/southcinema/telugunews.xml", UriKind.Absolute);
downloader.DownloadStringCompleted += new DownloadStringCompletedEventHandler(downloads);
downloader.DownloadStringAsync(rssurl);
}
private void downloads(object sender, DownloadStringCompletedEventArgs e)
{
if (e.Result == null)
{
MessageBox.Show("Error in download");
}
var Rss = from rss in XElement.Parse(e.Result).Descendants("item")
select new Data
{
Titles = rss.Element("title").Value.ToUpper(),
pubDate = rss.Element("pubDate").Value.Substring(0, 17)
};
listBox1.ItemsSource = Rss;
}