XmlReader.ValueType Property (System.Xml)

ValueType Property

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XmlReader..::.ValueType Property

Gets The Common Language Runtime (CLR) type for the current node.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Overridable ReadOnly Property ValueType As Type

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As XmlReader
Dim value As Type

value = instance.ValueType

public virtual Type ValueType { get; }

Visual C++

public:
virtual property Type^ ValueType {
    Type^ get ();
}

JScript

public function get ValueType () : Type

Property Value

Type: System..::.Type
The CLR type that corresponds to the typed value of the node. The default is System.String.

Remarks

See Mapping XML Data Types to CLR Types for a list of the default mappings.

An element of type xs:int has a ValueType of System.Int32 by default. However, the ValueType could be one of the valid types that can be mapped to xs:int, such as System.Int16 or System.Double.

If a node is un-typed, or if the node is an element that contains mixed content, the node value is mapped to the System.String type.

Notes to Implementers:

Implementers must provide a ValueType for every node, even if it is only the System.String type.

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

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.0

Reference

XmlReader Class

XmlReader Members

System.Xml Namespace

Other Resources

Reading XML with the XmlReader