Determine if a XmlNode is empty or null in C#? -

the following code takes xmlnode data type , populates dataset object xmlnode content. write dataset's content file.

public void populatedataset(xmlnode node) {     xmlnodereader reader = new xmlnodereader(node);     dataset ds = new dataset();     ds.readxml(reader);      system.guid guid = system.guid.newguid();     string name = string.format("{0}{1}_{2}.xml", utility.xmloutputpath, utility.xmloutputfilename, guid.tostring());      //need write "node empty" file if xmlnode object empty of null     ds.writexml(name, xmlwritemode.ignoreschema); } 

the problem encountered 1 scenario not write content file. how determine if xmlnode object null or empty?

you can check if node parameter null or has innertext or innerxml properties null or empty, when enter method before creating xmlnodereader.