When overridden in a derived class, reads the next node from the stream.
Namespace: System.Xml
Assembly: System.Xml (in system.xml.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public MustOverride Function Read As Boolean
Dim instance As XmlReader
Dim returnValue As Boolean
returnValue = instance.Read
public abstract bool Read ()
public:
virtual bool Read () abstract
public abstract boolean Read ()
public abstract function Read () : boolean
Return Value
true if the next node was read successfully; false if there are no more nodes to read.
| Exception type | Condition |
|---|
XmlException | An error occurred while parsing the XML. |
When an XmlReader is first created and initialized, there is no information available. You must call Read to read the first node.
The following example reads an XML file and displays each of the nodes.
reader.MoveToContent()
' Parse the file and display each of the nodes.
While reader.Read()
Select Case reader.NodeType
Case XmlNodeType.Element
Console.Write("<{0}>", reader.Name)
Case XmlNodeType.Text
Console.Write(reader.Value)
Case XmlNodeType.CDATA
Console.Write("<![CDATA[{0}]]>", reader.Value)
Case XmlNodeType.ProcessingInstruction
Console.Write("<?{0} {1}?>", reader.Name, reader.Value)
Case XmlNodeType.Comment
Console.Write("<!--{0}-->", reader.Value)
Case XmlNodeType.XmlDeclaration
Console.Write("<?xml version='1.0'?>")
Case XmlNodeType.Document
Case XmlNodeType.DocumentType
Console.Write("<!DOCTYPE {0} [{1}]", reader.Name, reader.Value)
Case XmlNodeType.EntityReference
Console.Write(reader.Name)
Case XmlNodeType.EndElement
Console.Write("</{0}>", reader.Name)
End Select
End While
reader.MoveToContent();
// Parse the file and display each of the nodes.
while (reader.Read()) {
switch (reader.NodeType) {
case XmlNodeType.Element:
Console.Write("<{0}>", reader.Name);
break;
case XmlNodeType.Text:
Console.Write(reader.Value);
break;
case XmlNodeType.CDATA:
Console.Write("<![CDATA[{0}]]>", reader.Value);
break;
case XmlNodeType.ProcessingInstruction:
Console.Write("<?{0} {1}?>", reader.Name, reader.Value);
break;
case XmlNodeType.Comment:
Console.Write("<!--{0}-->", reader.Value);
break;
case XmlNodeType.XmlDeclaration:
Console.Write("<?xml version='1.0'?>");
break;
case XmlNodeType.Document:
break;
case XmlNodeType.DocumentType:
Console.Write("<!DOCTYPE {0} [{1}]", reader.Name, reader.Value);
break;
case XmlNodeType.EntityReference:
Console.Write(reader.Name);
break;
case XmlNodeType.EndElement:
Console.Write("</{0}>", reader.Name);
break;
}
}
The sample uses the items.xml file.
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!-- This is a sample XML document -->
<!DOCTYPE Items [<!ENTITY number "123">]>
<Items>
<Item>Test with an entity: &number;</Item>
<Item>Test with a child element <more/> stuff</Item>
<Item>Test with a CDATA section <![CDATA[<456>]]> def</Item>
<Item>Test with a char entity: A</Item>
<!-- Fourteen chars in this element.-->
<Item>1234567890ABCD</Item>
</Items>
Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
.NET Compact Framework
Supported in: 2.0, 1.0