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Close Method
Create Method
Dispose Method
IDisposable.Dispose Method
GetAttribute Method
GetValueAsync Method
IsName Method
IsNameToken Method
IsStartElement Method
LookupNamespace Method
MoveToAttribute Method
MoveToContent Method
MoveToContentAsync Method
MoveToElement Method
MoveToFirstAttribute Method
MoveToNextAttribute Method
Read Method
ReadAsync Method
ReadAttributeValue Method
ReadContentAs Method
ReadContentAsAsync Method
ReadContentAsBase64 Method
ReadContentAsBase64Async Method
ReadContentAsBinHex Method
ReadContentAsBinHexAsync Method
ReadContentAsBoolean Method
ReadContentAsDateTime Method
ReadContentAsDateTimeOffset Method
ReadContentAsDecimal Method
ReadContentAsDouble Method
ReadContentAsFloat Method
ReadContentAsInt Method
ReadContentAsLong Method
ReadContentAsObject Method
ReadContentAsObjectAsync Method
ReadContentAsString Method
ReadContentAsStringAsync Method
ReadElementContentAs Method
ReadElementContentAsAsync Method
ReadElementContentAsBase64 Method
ReadElementContentAsBase64Async Method
ReadElementContentAsBinHex Method
ReadElementContentAsBinHexAsync Method
ReadElementContentAsBoolean Method
ReadElementContentAsDateTime Method
ReadElementContentAsDecimal Method
ReadElementContentAsDouble Method
ReadElementContentAsFloat Method
ReadElementContentAsInt Method
ReadElementContentAsLong Method
ReadElementContentAsObject Method
ReadElementContentAsObjectAsync Method
ReadElementContentAsString Method
ReadElementContentAsStringAsync Method
ReadElementString Method
ReadEndElement Method
ReadInnerXml Method
ReadInnerXmlAsync Method
ReadOuterXml Method
ReadOuterXmlAsync Method
ReadStartElement Method
ReadString Method
ReadSubtree Method
ReadToDescendant Method
ReadToFollowing Method
ReadToNextSibling Method
ReadValueChunk Method
ReadValueChunkAsync Method
ResolveEntity Method
Skip Method
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XmlReader.IsName Method

.NET Framework 4.5

Returns a value indicating whether the string argument is a valid XML name.

Namespace:  System.Xml
Assembly:  System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)
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public static bool IsName(
	string str
)

Parameters

str
Type: System.String

The name to validate.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if the name is valid; otherwise, false.
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullException

The str value is null.

This method uses the W3C XML 1.0 Recommendation to determine whether the name is valid.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library

.NET for Windows Store apps

Supported in: Windows 8

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

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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