XmlNode.Value Property (System.Xml)

.NET Framework Class Library

XmlNode..::.Value Property

Gets or sets the value of the node.

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

Syntax

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

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 ?>).

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
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).

Platforms

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.

Version Information

.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

Reference

XmlNode Class

XmlNode Members

System.Xml Namespace