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XmlNode Class
 Value Property
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XmlNode..::.Value Property

Gets or sets the value of the node.

Namespace:  System.Xml
Assembly:  System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Overridable Property Value As String
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As XmlNode
Dim value As String

value = instance.Value

instance.Value = value
C#
public virtual string Value { get; set; }
Visual C++
public:
virtual property String^ Value {
    String^ get ();
    void set (String^ value);
}
JScript
public function get Value () : String
public function set Value (value : String)

Property Value

Type: System..::.String
The value returned depends on the NodeType of the node:

Type

Value

Attribute

The value of the attribute.

CDATASection

The content of the CDATA Section.

Comment

The content of the comment.

Document

nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

DocumentFragment

nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

DocumentType

nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Element

nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic). You can use the XmlElement..::.InnerText or XmlElement..::.InnerXml properties to access the value of the element node.

Entity

nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

EntityReference

nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Notation

nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

ProcessingInstruction

The entire content excluding the target.

Text

The content of the text node.

SignificantWhitespace

The white space characters. White space can consist of one or more space characters, carriage returns, line feeds, or tabs.

Whitespace

The white space characters. White space can consist of one or more space characters, carriage returns, line feeds, or tabs.

XmlDeclaration

The content of the declaration (that is, everything between <?xml and ?>).

ExceptionCondition
ArgumentException

Setting the value of a node that is read-only.

InvalidOperationException

Setting the value of a node that is not supposed to have a value (for example, an Element node).

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Xbox 360, Zune

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

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.0
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