XElement.HasElements Property (System.Xml.Linq)

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XElement.HasElements Property

Gets a value indicating whether this element has at least one child element.

Namespace:  System.Xml.Linq
Assembly:  System.Xml.Linq (in System.Xml.Linq.dll)
Syntax

Visual Basic
Public ReadOnly Property HasElements As Boolean
	Get
C#
public bool HasElements { get; }
Visual C++
public:
property bool HasElements {
	bool get ();
}
F#
member HasElements : bool

Property Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if this element has at least one child element; otherwise false.
Examples

The following example uses this property.

C#
XElement xmlTree1 = new XElement("Root",
    new XElement("Child", 1)
);
Console.WriteLine(xmlTree1.HasElements);
XElement xmlTree2 = new XElement("Root", "contents");
Console.WriteLine(xmlTree2.HasElements);
Visual Basic
Dim xmlTree1 As XElement = _ 
        <Root>
            <Child>1</Child>
        </Root>
Console.WriteLine(xmlTree1.HasElements)

Dim xmlTree2 As XElement = <Root>contents</Root>
Console.WriteLine(xmlTree2.HasElements)

This example produces the following output:

True
False
Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1
Platforms

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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