When overridden in a derived class, reads the next node from the stream.
[Visual Basic]
Public MustOverride Function Read() As Boolean
[C#]
public abstract bool Read();
[C++]
public: virtual bool Read() = 0;
[JScript]
public abstract function Read() : Boolean;
Return Value
true if the next node was read successfully; false if there are no more nodes to read.
Exceptions
| Exception Type | Condition |
| XmlException | An error occurred while parsing the XML. |
Remarks
When an XmlReader is first created and initialized, there is no information available. You must call Read to read the first node.
Example
See Read (in the XmlTextReader class) for an example 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