.NET Framework Class Library
XElement.Name Property
Gets or sets the name of this element.
Assembly: System.Xml.Linq (in System.Xml.Linq.dll)
Syntax
Visual Basic
Public Property Name As XName Get Set
C#
public XName Name { get; set; }
Visual C++
public: property XName^ Name { XName^ get (); void set (XName^ value); }
F#
member Name : XName with get, set
Remarks
Setting this property will raise the Changed and the Changing events.
Examples
The following example uses this property to determine the name of an element.
C#
XElement el1 = new XElement("Root", "content"); Console.WriteLine(el1.Name); XNamespace ns = "http://www.adventure-works.com"; XElement el2 = new XElement(ns + "Root", "content"); Console.WriteLine(el2.Name); Console.WriteLine(el2.Name.Namespace); Console.WriteLine(el2.Name.LocalName); el2.Name = ns + "NewName"; Console.WriteLine(el2.Name);
Visual Basic
Imports <xmlns:aw="http://www.adventure-works.com"> Module Module1 Sub Main() Dim el1 As XElement = <Root>content</Root> Console.WriteLine(el1.Name) Dim el2 As XElement = <aw:Root>content</aw:Root> Console.WriteLine(el2.Name) Console.WriteLine(el2.Name.Namespace) Console.WriteLine(el2.Name.LocalName) Dim aw as XNamespace = GetXmlNamespace(aw) el2.Name = aw + "NewName" Console.WriteLine(el2.Name) End Sub End Module
This example produces the following output:
Root
{http://www.adventure-works.com}Root
http://www.adventure-works.com
Root
{http://www.adventure-works.com}NewName
Version Information
.NET Framework
Supported in: 4, 3.5.NET Framework Client Profile
Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1Platforms
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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