Represents a single node in the XML document. More...

Inheritance diagram for System.Xml.XmlNode:

Collaboration diagram for System.Xml.XmlNode:

Public Member Functions
virtual XPathNavigator	CreateNavigator ()
	Creates an T:System.Xml.XPath.XPathNavigator for navigating this object. More...

XmlNode	SelectSingleNode (string xpath)
	Selects the first `XmlNode` that matches the XPath expression. More...

XmlNode	SelectSingleNode (string xpath, XmlNamespaceManager nsmgr)
	Selects the first `XmlNode` that matches the XPath expression. Any prefixes found in the XPath expression are resolved using the supplied T:System.Xml.XmlNamespaceManager. More...

XmlNodeList	SelectNodes (string xpath)
	Selects a list of nodes matching the XPath expression. More...

XmlNodeList	SelectNodes (string xpath, XmlNamespaceManager nsmgr)
	Selects a list of nodes matching the XPath expression. Any prefixes found in the XPath expression are resolved using the supplied T:System.Xml.XmlNamespaceManager. More...

virtual XmlNode	InsertBefore (XmlNode newChild, XmlNode refChild)
	Inserts the specified node immediately before the specified reference node. More...

virtual XmlNode	InsertAfter (XmlNode newChild, XmlNode refChild)
	Inserts the specified node immediately after the specified reference node. More...

virtual XmlNode	ReplaceChild (XmlNode newChild, XmlNode oldChild)
	Replaces the child node oldChild with newChild node. More...

virtual XmlNode	RemoveChild (XmlNode oldChild)
	Removes specified child node. More...

virtual XmlNode	PrependChild (XmlNode newChild)
	Adds the specified node to the beginning of the list of child nodes for this node. More...

virtual XmlNode	AppendChild (XmlNode newChild)
	Adds the specified node to the end of the list of child nodes, of this node. More...

abstract XmlNode	CloneNode (bool deep)
	Creates a duplicate of the node, when overridden in a derived class. More...

virtual void	Normalize ()
	Puts all XmlText nodes in the full depth of the sub-tree underneath this XmlNode into a "normal" form where only markup (that is, tags, comments, processing instructions, CDATA sections, and entity references) separates XmlText nodes, that is, there are no adjacent XmlText nodes. More...

virtual bool	Supports (string feature, string version)
	Tests if the DOM implementation implements a specific feature. More...

virtual XmlNode	Clone ()
	Creates a duplicate of this node. More...

IEnumerator	GetEnumerator ()
	Get an enumerator that iterates through the child nodes in the current node. More...

abstract void	WriteTo (XmlWriter w)
	Saves the current node to the specified T:System.Xml.XmlWriter, when overridden in a derived class. More...

abstract void	WriteContentTo (XmlWriter w)
	Saves all the child nodes of the node to the specified T:System.Xml.XmlWriter, when overridden in a derived class. More...

virtual void	RemoveAll ()
	Removes all the child nodes and/or attributes of the current node. More...

virtual string	GetNamespaceOfPrefix (string prefix)
	Looks up the closest xmlns declaration for the given prefix that is in scope for the current node and returns the namespace URI in the declaration. More...

virtual string	GetPrefixOfNamespace (string namespaceURI)
	Looks up the closest xmlns declaration for the given namespace URI that is in scope for the current node and returns the prefix defined in that declaration. More...

Public Attributes
virtual XmlNodeList	ChildNodes => new XmlChildNodes(this)
	Gets all the child nodes of the node. More...

virtual XmlNode	PreviousSibling => null
	Gets the node immediately preceding this node. More...

virtual XmlNode	NextSibling => null
	Gets the node immediately following this node. More...

virtual XmlAttributeCollection	Attributes => null
	Gets an T:System.Xml.XmlAttributeCollection containing the attributes of this node. More...

virtual XmlNode	FirstChild => LastNode?.next
	Gets the first child of the node. More...

virtual XmlNode	LastChild => LastNode
	Gets the last child of the node. More...

virtual bool	HasChildNodes => LastNode != null
	Gets a value indicating whether this node has any child nodes. More...

virtual string	NamespaceURI => string.Empty
	Gets the namespace URI of this node. More...

virtual IXmlSchemaInfo	SchemaInfo => XmlDocument.NotKnownSchemaInfo
	Gets the post schema validation infoset that has been assigned to this node as a result of schema validation. More...

virtual XmlNode	PreviousText => null
	Gets the text node that immediately precedes this node. More...

Properties
abstract string	Name `[get]`
	Gets the qualified name of the node, when overridden in a derived class. More...

virtual string	Value `[get, set]`
	Gets or sets the value of the node. More...

abstract XmlNodeType	NodeType `[get]`
	Gets the type of the current node, when overridden in a derived class. More...

virtual XmlNode	ParentNode `[get]`
	Gets the parent of this node (for nodes that can have parents). More...

virtual XmlDocument	OwnerDocument `[get]`
	Gets the T:System.Xml.XmlDocument to which this node belongs. More...

virtual string	Prefix `[get, set]`
	Gets or sets the namespace prefix of this node. More...

abstract string	LocalName `[get]`
	Gets the local name of the node, when overridden in a derived class. More...

virtual bool	IsReadOnly `[get]`
	Gets a value indicating whether the node is read-only. More...

virtual string	InnerText `[get, set]`
	Gets or sets the concatenated values of the node and all its child nodes. More...

virtual string	OuterXml `[get]`
	Gets the markup containing this node and all its child nodes. More...

virtual string	InnerXml `[get, set]`
	Gets or sets the markup representing only the child nodes of this node. More...

virtual string	BaseURI `[get]`
	Gets the base URI of the current node. More...

virtual XmlElement	this[string name] `[get]`
	Gets the first child element with the specified P:System.Xml.XmlNode.Name. More...

virtual XmlElement	this[string localname, string ns] `[get]`
	Gets the first child element with the specified P:System.Xml.XmlNode.LocalName and P:System.Xml.XmlNode.NamespaceURI. More...

Detailed Description

Represents a single node in the XML document.

Definition at line 13 of file XmlNode.cs.

Member Function Documentation

◆ AppendChild()

virtual XmlNode System.Xml.XmlNode.AppendChild ( XmlNode newChild )

virtual

Adds the specified node to the end of the list of child nodes, of this node.

Parameters

newChild The node to add. All the contents of the node to be added are moved into the specified location.

Returns: The node added.

Exceptions

T:System.InvalidOperationException	This node is of a type that does not allow child nodes of the type of the newChild node.The newChild is an ancestor of this node.
T:System.ArgumentException	The newChild was created from a different document than the one that created this node.This node is read-only.

Reimplemented in System.Xml.XmlAttribute.

Definition at line 833 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ Clone()

virtual XmlNode System.Xml.XmlNode.Clone ( )

virtual

Creates a duplicate of this node.

Returns: The cloned node.

Implements System.ICloneable.

Definition at line 1090 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ CloneNode()

abstract XmlNode System.Xml.XmlNode.CloneNode ( bool deep )

pure virtual

Creates a duplicate of the node, when overridden in a derived class.

Parameters

deep	`true` to recursively clone the subtree under the specified node; `false` to clone only the node itself.

Returns: The cloned node.

Exceptions

T:System.InvalidOperationException Calling this method on a node type that cannot be cloned.

Implemented in System.Xml.XmlDocument, System.Xml.XmlElement, System.Xml.XmlAttribute, System.Xml.XmlDeclaration, System.Xml.XmlDocumentType, System.Xml.XmlEntity, System.Xml.XmlProcessingInstruction, System.Xml.XmlSignificantWhitespace, System.Xml.XmlWhitespace, System.Xml.XmlText, System.Xml.XmlEntityReference, System.Xml.XmlCDataSection, System.Xml.XmlDocumentFragment, System.Xml.XmlNotation, and System.Xml.XmlComment.

◆ CreateNavigator()

virtual XPathNavigator System.Xml.XmlNode.CreateNavigator ( )

virtual

Creates an T:System.Xml.XPath.XPathNavigator for navigating this object.

Returns: An XPathNavigator object used to navigate the node. The XPathNavigator is positioned on the node from which the method was called. It is not positioned on the root of the document.

Implements System.Xml.XPath.IXPathNavigable.

Reimplemented in System.Xml.XmlDocument.

Definition at line 416 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ GetEnumerator()

IEnumerator System.Xml.XmlNode.GetEnumerator ( )

Get an enumerator that iterates through the child nodes in the current node.

Returns: An T:System.Collections.IEnumerator object that can be used to iterate through the child nodes in the current node.

Implements System.Collections.IEnumerable.

Definition at line 1111 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ GetNamespaceOfPrefix()

virtual string System.Xml.XmlNode.GetNamespaceOfPrefix ( string prefix )

virtual

Looks up the closest xmlns declaration for the given prefix that is in scope for the current node and returns the namespace URI in the declaration.

Parameters

prefix The prefix whose namespace URI you want to find.

Returns: The namespace URI of the specified prefix.

Definition at line 1158 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ GetPrefixOfNamespace()

virtual string System.Xml.XmlNode.GetPrefixOfNamespace ( string namespaceURI )

virtual

Looks up the closest xmlns declaration for the given namespace URI that is in scope for the current node and returns the prefix defined in that declaration.

Parameters

namespaceURI The namespace URI whose prefix you want to find.

Returns: The prefix for the specified namespace URI.

Definition at line 1243 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ InsertAfter()

virtual XmlNode System.Xml.XmlNode.InsertAfter	(	XmlNode	newChild,
		XmlNode	refChild
	)

virtual

Inserts the specified node immediately after the specified reference node.

Parameters

newChild	The `XmlNode` to insert.
refChild	The `XmlNode` that is the reference node. The newNode is placed after the refNode .

Returns: The node being inserted.

Exceptions

T:System.InvalidOperationException	This node is of a type that does not allow child nodes of the type of the newChild node.The newChild is an ancestor of this node.
T:System.ArgumentException	The newChild was created from a different document than the one that created this node.The refChild is not a child of this node.This node is read-only.

Reimplemented in System.Xml.XmlAttribute.

Definition at line 623 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ InsertBefore()

virtual XmlNode System.Xml.XmlNode.InsertBefore	(	XmlNode	newChild,
		XmlNode	refChild
	)

virtual

Inserts the specified node immediately before the specified reference node.

Parameters

newChild	The `XmlNode` to insert.
refChild	The `XmlNode` that is the reference node. The newChild is placed before this node.

Returns: The node being inserted.

Exceptions

T:System.InvalidOperationException	The current node is of a type that does not allow child nodes of the type of the newChild node.The newChild is an ancestor of this node.
T:System.ArgumentException	The newChild was created from a different document than the one that created this node.The refChild is not a child of this node.This node is read-only.

Reimplemented in System.Xml.XmlAttribute.

Definition at line 514 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ Normalize()

virtual void System.Xml.XmlNode.Normalize ( )

virtual

Puts all XmlText nodes in the full depth of the sub-tree underneath this XmlNode into a "normal" form where only markup (that is, tags, comments, processing instructions, CDATA sections, and entity references) separates XmlText nodes, that is, there are no adjacent XmlText nodes.

Definition at line 976 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ PrependChild()

virtual XmlNode System.Xml.XmlNode.PrependChild ( XmlNode newChild )

virtual

Adds the specified node to the beginning of the list of child nodes for this node.

Parameters

newChild The node to add. All the contents of the node to be added are moved into the specified location.

Returns: The node added.

Exceptions

T:System.InvalidOperationException	This node is of a type that does not allow child nodes of the type of the newChild node.The newChild is an ancestor of this node.
T:System.ArgumentException	The newChild was created from a different document than the one that created this node.This node is read-only.

Reimplemented in System.Xml.XmlAttribute.

Definition at line 823 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ RemoveAll()

virtual void System.Xml.XmlNode.RemoveAll ( )

virtual

Removes all the child nodes and/or attributes of the current node.

Reimplemented in System.Xml.XmlElement.

Definition at line 1143 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ RemoveChild()

virtual XmlNode System.Xml.XmlNode.RemoveChild ( XmlNode oldChild )

virtual

Removes specified child node.

Parameters

oldChild The node being removed.

Returns: The node removed.

Exceptions

T:System.ArgumentException The oldChild is not a child of this node. Or this node is read-only.

Reimplemented in System.Xml.XmlAttribute.

Definition at line 746 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ ReplaceChild()

virtual XmlNode System.Xml.XmlNode.ReplaceChild	(	XmlNode	newChild,
		XmlNode	oldChild
	)

virtual

Replaces the child node oldChild with newChild node.

Parameters

newChild	The new node to put in the child list.
oldChild	The node being replaced in the list.

Returns: The node replaced.

Exceptions

T:System.InvalidOperationException	This node is of a type that does not allow child nodes of the type of the newChild node.The newChild is an ancestor of this node.
T:System.ArgumentException	The newChild was created from a different document than the one that created this node.This node is read-only.The oldChild is not a child of this node.

Reimplemented in System.Xml.XmlAttribute.

Definition at line 734 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ SelectNodes() [1/2]

XmlNodeList System.Xml.XmlNode.SelectNodes ( string xpath )

Selects a list of nodes matching the XPath expression.

Parameters

xpath The XPath expression.

Returns: An T:System.Xml.XmlNodeList containing a collection of nodes matching the XPath query.

Exceptions

T:System.Xml.XPath.XPathException The XPath expression contains a prefix. See XPath Examples.

Definition at line 457 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ SelectNodes() [2/2]

XmlNodeList System.Xml.XmlNode.SelectNodes	(	string	xpath,
		XmlNamespaceManager	nsmgr
	)

Selects a list of nodes matching the XPath expression. Any prefixes found in the XPath expression are resolved using the supplied T:System.Xml.XmlNamespaceManager.

Parameters

xpath	The XPath expression. See XPath Examples.
nsmgr	An T:System.Xml.XmlNamespaceManager to use for resolving namespaces for prefixes in the XPath expression.

Returns: An T:System.Xml.XmlNodeList containing a collection of nodes matching the XPath query.

Exceptions

T:System.Xml.XPath.XPathException The XPath expression contains a prefix which is not defined in the XmlNamespaceManager.

Definition at line 472 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ SelectSingleNode() [1/2]

XmlNode System.Xml.XmlNode.SelectSingleNode ( string xpath )

Selects the first XmlNode that matches the XPath expression.

Parameters

xpath The XPath expression. See XPath Examples.

Returns: The first XmlNode that matches the XPath query or null if no matching node is found.

Exceptions

T:System.Xml.XPath.XPathException The XPath expression contains a prefix.

Definition at line 431 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ SelectSingleNode() [2/2]

XmlNode System.Xml.XmlNode.SelectSingleNode	(	string	xpath,
		XmlNamespaceManager	nsmgr
	)

Selects the first XmlNode that matches the XPath expression. Any prefixes found in the XPath expression are resolved using the supplied T:System.Xml.XmlNamespaceManager.

Parameters

xpath	The XPath expression. See XPath Examples.
nsmgr	An T:System.Xml.XmlNamespaceManager to use for resolving namespaces for prefixes in the XPath expression.

Returns: The first XmlNode that matches the XPath query or null if no matching node is found.

Exceptions

T:System.Xml.XPath.XPathException The XPath expression contains a prefix which is not defined in the XmlNamespaceManager.

Definition at line 441 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ Supports()

virtual bool System.Xml.XmlNode.Supports	(	string	feature,
		string	version
	)

virtual

Tests if the DOM implementation implements a specific feature.

Parameters

feature	The package name of the feature to test. This name is not case-sensitive.
version	The version number of the package name to test. If the version is not specified (null), supporting any version of the feature causes the method to return true.

Returns: true if the feature is implemented in the specified version; otherwise, false. The following table describes the combinations that return true.Feature Version XML 1.0 XML 2.0

Definition at line 1059 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ WriteContentTo()

abstract void System.Xml.XmlNode.WriteContentTo ( XmlWriter w )

pure virtual

Saves all the child nodes of the node to the specified T:System.Xml.XmlWriter, when overridden in a derived class.

Parameters

w	The `XmlWriter` to which you want to save.

Implemented in System.Xml.XmlDocument, System.Xml.XmlElement, System.Xml.XmlAttribute, System.Xml.XmlDeclaration, System.Xml.XmlDocumentFragment, System.Xml.XmlEntity, System.Xml.XmlDocumentType, System.Xml.XmlEntityReference, System.Xml.XmlText, System.Xml.XmlProcessingInstruction, System.Xml.XmlSignificantWhitespace, System.Xml.XmlWhitespace, System.Xml.XmlCDataSection, System.Xml.XmlNotation, and System.Xml.XmlComment.

◆ WriteTo()

abstract void System.Xml.XmlNode.WriteTo ( XmlWriter w )

pure virtual

Saves the current node to the specified T:System.Xml.XmlWriter, when overridden in a derived class.

Parameters

w	The `XmlWriter` to which you want to save.

Implemented in System.Xml.XmlDocument, System.Xml.XmlElement, System.Xml.XmlAttribute, System.Xml.XmlDeclaration, System.Xml.XmlDocumentFragment, System.Xml.XmlEntity, System.Xml.XmlDocumentType, System.Xml.XmlEntityReference, System.Xml.XmlText, System.Xml.XmlProcessingInstruction, System.Xml.XmlSignificantWhitespace, System.Xml.XmlWhitespace, System.Xml.XmlCDataSection, System.Xml.XmlNotation, and System.Xml.XmlComment.

Member Data Documentation

◆ Attributes

virtual XmlAttributeCollection System.Xml.XmlNode.Attributes => null

Gets an T:System.Xml.XmlAttributeCollection containing the attributes of this node.

Returns: An XmlAttributeCollection containing the attributes of the node.If the node is of type XmlNodeType.Element, the attributes of the node are returned. Otherwise, this property returns null.

Definition at line 99 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ ChildNodes

virtual XmlNodeList System.Xml.XmlNode.ChildNodes => new XmlChildNodes(this)

Gets all the child nodes of the node.

Returns: An object that contains all the child nodes of the node.If there are no child nodes, this property returns an empty T:System.Xml.XmlNodeList.

Definition at line 87 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ FirstChild

virtual XmlNode System.Xml.XmlNode.FirstChild => LastNode?.next

Gets the first child of the node.

Returns: The first child of the node. If there is no such node, null is returned.

Definition at line 117 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ HasChildNodes

virtual bool System.Xml.XmlNode.HasChildNodes => LastNode != null

Gets a value indicating whether this node has any child nodes.

Returns: true if the node has child nodes; otherwise, false.

Definition at line 139 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ LastChild

virtual XmlNode System.Xml.XmlNode.LastChild => LastNode

Gets the last child of the node.

Returns: The last child of the node. If there is no such node, null is returned.

Definition at line 121 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ NamespaceURI

virtual string System.Xml.XmlNode.NamespaceURI => string.Empty

Gets the namespace URI of this node.

Returns: The namespace URI of this node. If there is no namespace URI, this property returns String.Empty.

Definition at line 143 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ NextSibling

virtual XmlNode System.Xml.XmlNode.NextSibling => null

Gets the node immediately following this node.

Returns: The next XmlNode. If there is no next node, null is returned.

Definition at line 95 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ PreviousSibling

virtual XmlNode System.Xml.XmlNode.PreviousSibling => null

Gets the node immediately preceding this node.

Returns: The preceding XmlNode. If there is no preceding node, null is returned.

Definition at line 91 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ PreviousText

virtual XmlNode System.Xml.XmlNode.PreviousText => null

Gets the text node that immediately precedes this node.

Returns: Returns T:System.Xml.XmlNode.

Definition at line 397 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ SchemaInfo

virtual IXmlSchemaInfo System.Xml.XmlNode.SchemaInfo => XmlDocument.NotKnownSchemaInfo

Gets the post schema validation infoset that has been assigned to this node as a result of schema validation.

Returns: An T:System.Xml.Schema.IXmlSchemaInfo object containing the post schema validation infoset of this node.

Definition at line 268 of file XmlNode.cs.

Property Documentation

◆ BaseURI

virtual string System.Xml.XmlNode.BaseURI

get

Gets the base URI of the current node.

Returns: The location from which the node was loaded or String.Empty if the node has no base URI.

Definition at line 273 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ InnerText

virtual string System.Xml.XmlNode.InnerText

getset

Gets or sets the concatenated values of the node and all its child nodes.

Returns: The concatenated values of the node and all its child nodes.

Definition at line 182 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ InnerXml

virtual string System.Xml.XmlNode.InnerXml

getset

Gets or sets the markup representing only the child nodes of this node.

Returns: The markup of the child nodes of this node. InnerXml does not return default attributes.

Exceptions

T:System.InvalidOperationException	Setting this property on a node that cannot have child nodes.
T:System.Xml.XmlException	The XML specified when setting this property is not well-formed.

Definition at line 245 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ IsReadOnly

virtual bool System.Xml.XmlNode.IsReadOnly

get

Gets a value indicating whether the node is read-only.

Returns: true if the node is read-only; otherwise false.

Definition at line 171 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ LocalName

abstract string System.Xml.XmlNode.LocalName

get

Gets the local name of the node, when overridden in a derived class.

Returns: The name of the node with the prefix removed. For example, LocalName is book for the element <bk:book>.The name returned is dependent on the P:System.Xml.XmlNode.NodeType of the node: Type Name Attribute The local name of the attribute. CDATA #cdata-section Comment #comment Document #document DocumentFragment #document-fragment DocumentType The document type name. Element The local name of the element. Entity The name of the entity. EntityReference The name of the entity referenced. Notation The notation name. ProcessingInstruction The target of the processing instruction. Text #text Whitespace #whitespace SignificantWhitespace #significant-whitespace XmlDeclaration #xml-declaration

Definition at line 163 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ Name

abstract string System.Xml.XmlNode.Name

get

Gets the qualified name of the node, when overridden in a derived class.

Returns: The qualified name of the node. The name returned is dependent on the P:System.Xml.XmlNode.NodeType of the node: Type Name Attribute The qualified name of the attribute. CDATA #cdata-section Comment #comment Document #document DocumentFragment #document-fragment DocumentType The document type name. Element The qualified name of the element. Entity The name of the entity. EntityReference The name of the entity referenced. Notation The notation name. ProcessingInstruction The target of the processing instruction. Text #text Whitespace #whitespace SignificantWhitespace #significant-whitespace XmlDeclaration #xml-declaration

Definition at line 20 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ NodeType

abstract XmlNodeType System.Xml.XmlNode.NodeType

get

Gets the type of the current node, when overridden in a derived class.

Returns: One of the T:System.Xml.XmlNodeType values.

Definition at line 53 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ OuterXml

virtual string System.Xml.XmlNode.OuterXml

get

Gets the markup containing this node and all its child nodes.

Returns: The markup containing this node and all its child nodes. OuterXml does not return default attributes.

Definition at line 222 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ OwnerDocument

virtual XmlDocument System.Xml.XmlNode.OwnerDocument

get

Gets the T:System.Xml.XmlDocument to which this node belongs.

Returns: The T:System.Xml.XmlDocument to which this node belongs.If the node is an T:System.Xml.XmlDocument (NodeType equals XmlNodeType.Document), this property returns null.

Definition at line 104 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ ParentNode

virtual XmlNode System.Xml.XmlNode.ParentNode

get

Gets the parent of this node (for nodes that can have parents).

Returns: The XmlNode that is the parent of the current node. If a node has just been created and not yet added to the tree, or if it has been removed from the tree, the parent is null. For all other nodes, the value returned depends on the P:System.Xml.XmlNode.NodeType of the node. The following table describes the possible return values for the ParentNode property.NodeType Return Value of ParentNode Attribute, Document, DocumentFragment, Entity, Notation Returns null; these nodes do not have parents. CDATA Returns the element or entity reference containing the CDATA section. Comment Returns the element, entity reference, document type, or document containing the comment. DocumentType Returns the document node. Element Returns the parent node of the element. If the element is the root node in the tree, the parent is the document node. EntityReference Returns the element, attribute, or entity reference containing the entity reference. ProcessingInstruction Returns the document, element, document type, or entity reference containing the processing instruction. Text Returns the parent element, attribute, or entity reference containing the text node.

Definition at line 60 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ Prefix

virtual string System.Xml.XmlNode.Prefix

getset

Gets or sets the namespace prefix of this node.

Returns: The namespace prefix of this node. For example, Prefix is bk for the element <bk:book>. If there is no prefix, this property returns String.Empty.

Exceptions

T:System.ArgumentException This node is read-only.

T:System.Xml.XmlException The specified prefix contains an invalid character.The specified prefix is malformed.The specified prefix is "xml" and the namespaceURI of this node is different from "http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace".This node is an attribute and the specified prefix is "xmlns" and the namespaceURI of this node is different from "http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/ ".This node is an attribute and the qualifiedName of this node is "xmlns".

Definition at line 150 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ this[string localname, string ns]

virtual XmlElement System.Xml.XmlNode.this[string localname, string ns]

get

Gets the first child element with the specified P:System.Xml.XmlNode.LocalName and P:System.Xml.XmlNode.NamespaceURI.

Parameters

localname	The local name of the element.
ns	The namespace URI of the element.

Returns: The first T:System.Xml.XmlElement with the matching localname and ns . . It returns a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if there is no match.

Definition at line 327 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ this[string name]

virtual XmlElement System.Xml.XmlNode.this[string name]

get

Gets the first child element with the specified P:System.Xml.XmlNode.Name.

Parameters

name	The qualified name of the element to retrieve.

Returns: The first T:System.Xml.XmlElement that matches the specified name. It returns a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if there is no match.

Definition at line 308 of file XmlNode.cs.

◆ Value

virtual string System.Xml.XmlNode.Value

getset

Gets or sets the value of the node.

Returns: The value returned depends on the P:System.Xml.XmlNode.NodeType of the node: Type Value Attribute The value of the attribute. CDATASection The content of the CDATA Section. Comment The content of the comment. Document null. DocumentFragment null. DocumentType null. Element null. You can use the P:System.Xml.XmlElement.InnerText or P:System.Xml.XmlElement.InnerXml properties to access the value of the element node. Entity null. EntityReference null. Notation null. ProcessingInstruction The entire content excluding the target. Text The content of the text node. SignificantWhitespace The white space characters. White space can consist of one or more space characters, carriage returns, line feeds, or tabs. Whitespace The white space characters. White space can consist of one or more space characters, carriage returns, line feeds, or tabs. XmlDeclaration The content of the declaration (that is, everything between <?xml and ?>).

Exceptions

T:System.ArgumentException	Setting the value of a node that is read-only.
T:System.InvalidOperationException	Setting the value of a node that is not supposed to have a value (for example, an Element node).

Definition at line 36 of file XmlNode.cs.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

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Public Member Functions

Public Attributes

Properties

Detailed Description

Member Function Documentation

◆ AppendChild()

◆ Clone()

◆ CloneNode()

◆ CreateNavigator()

◆ GetEnumerator()

◆ GetNamespaceOfPrefix()

◆ GetPrefixOfNamespace()

◆ InsertAfter()

◆ InsertBefore()

◆ Normalize()

◆ PrependChild()

◆ RemoveAll()

◆ RemoveChild()

◆ ReplaceChild()

◆ SelectNodes() [1/2]

◆ SelectNodes() [2/2]

◆ SelectSingleNode() [1/2]

◆ SelectSingleNode() [2/2]

◆ Supports()

◆ WriteContentTo()

◆ WriteTo()

Member Data Documentation

◆ Attributes

◆ ChildNodes

◆ FirstChild

◆ HasChildNodes

◆ LastChild

◆ NamespaceURI

◆ NextSibling

◆ PreviousSibling

◆ PreviousText

◆ SchemaInfo

Property Documentation

◆ BaseURI

◆ InnerText

◆ InnerXml

◆ IsReadOnly

◆ LocalName

◆ Name

◆ NodeType

◆ OuterXml

◆ OwnerDocument

◆ ParentNode

◆ Prefix

◆ this[string localname, string ns]

◆ this[string name]

◆ Value