How to parse invalid (bad / not well-formed) XML?

Question

Currently, I\'m working on a feature that involves parsing XML that we receive from another product. I decided to run some tests against some actual customer data, and it lo

Answer 1

A standard XML parser will NEVER accept invalid XML, by design.

Your only option is to pre-process the input to remove the "predictably invalid" content, or wrap it in CDATA, prior to parsing it.