Problem with comments in XML files

I have an m-file that reads an XML file to get inputs. I’m running into a problem with comments in the XML file. Simply put, if I put a comment inside the tag but before the value, then I get an empty string for the value. Comments elsewhere don’t cause problems
Here’s a toy example of my m-file:
function userInputStruct = readToyXmlInput()

toyXmlInputFile = ‘toyXmlInput.xml’;

xDoc = xmlread(toyXmlInputFile);

userInput = xDoc.getElementsByTagName(‘userInput’);

userInputStruct = struct(); % Initialize

thisUserInput = userInput.item(0);

thisInput_01 = thisUserInput.getElementsByTagName(‘input_01’);
thisInput_01Element = thisInput_01.item(0);
temp01 = thisInput_01Element.getFirstChild.getData;
temp02 = string(temp01);
input_01 = strip(temp02);

userInputStruct.input_01 = input_01;
Here’s a toy example of my XML file:
<toyXmlInput>
<userInput>
<!– A comment here is fine. –>
<input_01>
Dummy input #1 <!– A comment here is fine. –>
<!– A comment here is fine. –>
</input_01>
</userInput>
</toyXmlInput>
Here’s a toy example of my XML file with a comment that causes a problem.
<toyXmlInput>
<userInput>
<input_01>
<!– A comment here causes problems –>
Dummy input #1
</input_01>
</userInput>
</toyXmlInput>
What am I doing wrong? What can I do differently so that comments after the tag but before the value don’t cause problems?
Worst-case, I’ll just document in the m-file and the XML file that there’s a limit on where comments can go. However, I’d prefer a more elegant solution.I have an m-file that reads an XML file to get inputs. I’m running into a problem with comments in the XML file. Simply put, if I put a comment inside the tag but before the value, then I get an empty string for the value. Comments elsewhere don’t cause problems
Here’s a toy example of my m-file:
function userInputStruct = readToyXmlInput()

toyXmlInputFile = ‘toyXmlInput.xml’;

xDoc = xmlread(toyXmlInputFile);

userInput = xDoc.getElementsByTagName(‘userInput’);

userInputStruct = struct(); % Initialize

thisUserInput = userInput.item(0);

userInputStruct.input_01 = input_01;
Here’s a toy example of my XML file:
<toyXmlInput>
<userInput>
<!– A comment here is fine. –>
<input_01>
Dummy input #1 <!– A comment here is fine. –>
<!– A comment here is fine. –>
</input_01>
</userInput>
</toyXmlInput>
Here’s a toy example of my XML file with a comment that causes a problem.
<toyXmlInput>
<userInput>
<input_01>
<!– A comment here causes problems –>
Dummy input #1
</input_01>
</userInput>
</toyXmlInput>
What am I doing wrong? What can I do differently so that comments after the tag but before the value don’t cause problems?
Worst-case, I’ll just document in the m-file and the XML file that there’s a limit on where comments can go. However, I’d prefer a more elegant solution. I have an m-file that reads an XML file to get inputs. I’m running into a problem with comments in the XML file. Simply put, if I put a comment inside the tag but before the value, then I get an empty string for the value. Comments elsewhere don’t cause problems
Here’s a toy example of my m-file:
function userInputStruct = readToyXmlInput()

toyXmlInputFile = ‘toyXmlInput.xml’;

xDoc = xmlread(toyXmlInputFile);

userInput = xDoc.getElementsByTagName(‘userInput’);

userInputStruct = struct(); % Initialize

thisUserInput = userInput.item(0);

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