XmlReader.ReadElementContentAsObject Method (String, String)
Checks that the specified local name and namespace URI matches that of the current element, then reads the current element and returns the contents as an Object.
Namespace: System.Xml
Assembly: System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)
Parameters
- localName
- Type: System.String
The local name of the element.
- namespaceURI
- Type: System.String
The namespace URI of the element.
Return Value
Type: System.ObjectA boxed common language runtime (CLR) object of the most appropriate type. The ValueType property determines the appropriate CLR type. If the content is typed as a list type, this method returns an array of boxed objects of the appropriate type.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| InvalidOperationException | The XmlReader is not positioned on an element. |
| XmlException | The current element contains child elements. -or- The element content cannot be converted to the requested type. |
| ArgumentNullException | The method is called with null arguments. |
| ArgumentException | The specified local name and namespace URI do not match that of the current element being read. |
| InvalidOperationException | An XmlReader method was called before a previous asynchronous operation finished. In this case, InvalidOperationException is thrown with the message “An asynchronous operation is already in progress.” |
This method reads the start tag, the contents of the element, and moves the reader past the end element tag. It expands entities and ignores processing instructions and comments. The element can only contain simple content. That is, it cannot have child elements.
For more information, see Reading Typed Data and the W3C XML Schema Part 2: Datatypes recommendation.
For the asynchronous version of this method, see ReadElementContentAsObjectAsync.
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
