.NET Framework Class Library
XmlNode.GetEnumerator Method
Provides support for the for each style iteration over the nodes in the XmlNode.
Assembly: System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)
Syntax
Visual Basic
Public Function GetEnumerator As IEnumerator
C#
public IEnumerator GetEnumerator()
Visual C++
public:
IEnumerator^ GetEnumerator()
F#
member GetEnumerator : unit -> IEnumerator
Remarks
This method is a Microsoft extension to the Document Object Model (DOM).
Examples
The following example displays all the books in the XML document.
Visual Basic
Imports System Imports System.Collections Imports System.Xml public class Sample public shared sub Main() Dim doc as XmlDocument = new XmlDocument() doc.Load("books.xml") Console.WriteLine("Display all the books...") Dim root as XmlNode = doc.DocumentElement Dim ienum as IEnumerator = root.GetEnumerator() Dim book as XmlNode while (ienum.MoveNext()) book = CType(ienum.Current, XmlNode) Console.WriteLine(book.OuterXml) Console.WriteLine() end while end sub end class
C#
using System; using System.Collections; using System.Xml; public class Sample { public static void Main() { XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument(); doc.Load("books.xml"); Console.WriteLine("Display all the books..."); XmlNode root = doc.DocumentElement; IEnumerator ienum = root.GetEnumerator(); XmlNode book; while (ienum.MoveNext()) { book = (XmlNode) ienum.Current; Console.WriteLine(book.OuterXml); Console.WriteLine(); } } }
Visual C++
#using <System.Xml.dll> using namespace System; using namespace System::Collections; using namespace System::Xml; int main() { XmlDocument^ doc = gcnew XmlDocument; doc->Load( "books.xml" ); Console::WriteLine( "Display all the books..." ); XmlNode^ root = doc->DocumentElement; IEnumerator^ ienum = root->GetEnumerator(); XmlNode^ book; while ( ienum->MoveNext() ) { book = dynamic_cast<XmlNode^>(ienum->Current); Console::WriteLine( book->OuterXml ); Console::WriteLine(); } }
The example uses the file, books.xml, as input.
<?xml version='1.0'?>
<!-- This file represents a fragment of a book store inventory database -->
<bookstore>
<book genre="autobiography" publicationdate="1981" ISBN="1-861003-11-0">
<title>The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin</title>
<author>
<first-name>Benjamin</first-name>
<last-name>Franklin</last-name>
</author>
<price>8.99</price>
</book>
<book genre="novel" publicationdate="1967" ISBN="0-201-63361-2">
<title>The Confidence Man</title>
<author>
<first-name>Herman</first-name>
<last-name>Melville</last-name>
</author>
<price>11.99</price>
</book>
<book genre="philosophy" publicationdate="1991" ISBN="1-861001-57-6">
<title>The Gorgias</title>
<author>
<name>Plato</name>
</author>
<price>9.99</price>
</book>
</bookstore>
Version Information
.NET Framework
Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0.NET Framework Client Profile
Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1Platforms
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, 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.
See Also