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SyndicationLink.RelationshipType Property

Gets and sets the relationship type of the linked resource.

Namespace:  System.ServiceModel.Syndication
Assembly:  System.ServiceModel (in System.ServiceModel.dll)
public string RelationshipType { get; set; }

Property Value

Type: System.String
The relationship type of the linked resource.

Well-known relationship types include:

  • alternate - The link identifies an alternate version of the resource described by the containing Feed or Item.

  • related - The link identifies a resource related to the containing Feed or Item.

  • self - The link identifies a resource equivalent to the containing Feed or Item.

  • enclosure - The link identifies a related resource that is potentially large in size and might require special handling. This link relation is often used when podcasts or audio files are distributed in a Feed.

  • via - The link identifies a resource that is the source of the information provided in the containing Feed or Item.

When serialized to Atom 1.0 this value is written out as the rel attribute of the <link> element. When serialized to RSS 2.0, this value is written out as the rel attribute in the <a10:link> element.

The following code shows how to set the relationship type of a syndication link.

The following XML shows how the RelationshipType property is serialized to Atom 1.0.


<link customAttribute="value" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Link Title" length="1000" href="http://server/link" />


The following XML shows how the RelationshipType property is serialized to RSS 2.0.


<a10:link customAttribute="value" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Link Title" length="1000" href="http://server/link" />


.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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