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+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Xml;
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Xml
+{
+    public static class XmlExtensions
+    {
+        private static readonly 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.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(valueString))
+            {
+                // float.TryParse is local aware, so it can be probamatic, force us culture
+                float.TryParse(valueString, NumberStyles.AllowDecimalPoint, _usCulture, out value);
+            }
+
+            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.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(valueString))
+            {
+
+                int.TryParse(valueString, out value);
+            }
+
+            return value;
+        }
+    }
+}