1 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Xml/XmlExtensions.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Xml/XmlExtensions.cs
index ae0cc2ce3..e706baa61 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Xml/XmlExtensions.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Xml/XmlExtensions.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-using System;
-using System.Globalization;
+using System.Globalization;
 using System.Xml;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Xml
@@ -8,13 +7,16 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Xml
     {
         private static CultureInfo _usCulture = new CultureInfo("en-US");
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Reads a float from the current element of an XmlReader
+        /// </summary>
         public static float ReadFloatSafe(this XmlReader reader)
         {
             string valueString = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
 
             float value = 0;
 
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(valueString))
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(valueString))
             {
                 // float.TryParse is local aware, so it can be probamatic, force us culture
                 float.TryParse(valueString, NumberStyles.AllowDecimalPoint, _usCulture, out value);
@@ -23,13 +25,16 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Xml
             return value;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Reads an int from the current element of an XmlReader
+        /// </summary>
         public static int ReadIntSafe(this XmlReader reader)
         {
             string valueString = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();
 
             int value = 0;
 
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(valueString))
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(valueString))
             {
 
                 int.TryParse(valueString, out value);