When overridden in a derived class, gets the qualified name of the current node.
[Visual Basic]
Public MustOverride ReadOnly Property Name As String
[C#]
public abstract string Name {get;}
[C++]
public: __property virtual String* get_Name() = 0;
[JScript]
public abstract function get Name() : String; Property Value
The qualified name of the current node. For example, Name is bk:book for the element <bk:book>.
The name returned is dependent on the NodeType of the node. The following node types return the listed values. All other node types return an empty string.
| Node Type | Name |
| Attribute | The name of the attribute. |
| DocumentType | The document type name. |
| Element | The tag name. |
| EntityReference | The name of the entity referenced. |
| ProcessingInstruction | The target of the processing instruction. |
| XmlDeclaration | The literal string xml. |
Example
See Name (in the XmlTextReader class) for a sample using this method.
Requirements
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family, .NET Compact Framework, Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) Standard
See Also
XmlReader Class | XmlReader Members | System.Xml Namespace