XmlReader Methods (System.Xml)

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XmlReader Methods

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	Name	Description
	Close	When overridden in a derived class, changes the ReadState to Closed.
	Create	Overloaded. Creates a new XmlReader instance.
	Equals	Overloaded. Determines whether two Object instances are equal. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetAttribute	Overloaded. When overridden in a derived class, gets the value of an attribute.
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. GetHashCode is suitable for use in hashing algorithms and data structures like a hash table. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	IsName	Gets a value indicating whether the string argument is a valid XML name.
	IsNameToken	Gets a value indicating whether or not the string argument is a valid XML name token.
	IsStartElement	Overloaded. Tests if the current content node is a start tag.
	LookupNamespace	When overridden in a derived class, resolves a namespace prefix in the current element's scope.
	MoveToAttribute	Overloaded. When overridden in a derived class, moves to the specified attribute.
	MoveToContent	Checks whether the current node is a content (non-white space text, CDATA, Element, EndElement, EntityReference, or EndEntity) node. If the node is not a content node, the reader skips ahead to the next content node or end of file. It skips over nodes of the following type: ProcessingInstruction, DocumentType, Comment, Whitespace, or SignificantWhitespace.
	MoveToElement	When overridden in a derived class, moves to the element that contains the current attribute node.
	MoveToFirstAttribute	When overridden in a derived class, moves to the first attribute.
	MoveToNextAttribute	When overridden in a derived class, moves to the next attribute.
	Read	When overridden in a derived class, reads the next node from the stream.
	ReadAttributeValue	When overridden in a derived class, parses the attribute value into one or more Text, EntityReference, or EndEntity nodes.
	ReadContentAs	Reads the content as an object of the type specified.
	ReadContentAsBase64	Reads the content and returns the Base64 decoded binary bytes.
	ReadContentAsBinHex	Reads the content and returns the BinHex decoded binary bytes.
	ReadContentAsBoolean	Reads the text content at the current position as a Boolean.
	ReadContentAsDateTime	Reads the text content at the current position as a DateTime object.
	ReadContentAsDecimal	Reads the text content at the current position as a Decimal object.
	ReadContentAsDouble	Reads the text content at the current position as a double-precision floating-point number.
	ReadContentAsFloat	Reads the text content at the current position as a single-precision floating point number.
	ReadContentAsInt	Reads the text content at the current position as a 32-bit signed integer.
	ReadContentAsLong	Reads the text content at the current position as a 64-bit signed integer.
	ReadContentAsObject	Reads the text content at the current position as an Object.
	ReadContentAsString	Reads the text content at the current position as a String object.
	ReadElementContentAs	Overloaded. Reads the current element and returns the contents as an object of the type specified.
	ReadElementContentAsBase64	Reads the element and decodes the Base64 content.
	ReadElementContentAsBinHex	Reads the element and decodes the BinHex content.
	ReadElementContentAsBoolean	Overloaded. Reads the current element value as a Boolean object.
	ReadElementContentAsDateTime	Overloaded. Reads the current element and returns the contents as a DateTime object.
	ReadElementContentAsDecimal	Overloaded. Reads the current element value as a Decimal object.
	ReadElementContentAsDouble	Overloaded. Reads the current element and returns the contents as a double-precision floating-point number.
	ReadElementContentAsFloat	Overloaded. Reads the current element value as a single-precision floating-point number.
	ReadElementContentAsInt	Overloaded. Reads the current element and returns the contents as a 32-bit signed integer.
	ReadElementContentAsLong	Overloaded. Reads the current element and returns the contents as a 64-bit signed integer.
	ReadElementContentAsObject	Overloaded. Reads the current element and returns the contents as an Object.
	ReadElementContentAsString	Overloaded. Reads the current element and returns the contents as a String object.
	ReadElementString	Overloaded. This is a helper method for reading simple text-only elements.
	ReadEndElement	Checks that the current content node is an end tag and advances the reader to the next node.
	ReadInnerXml	When overridden in a derived class, reads all the content, including markup, as a string.
	ReadOuterXml	When overridden in a derived class, reads the content, including markup, representing this node and all its children.
	ReadStartElement	Overloaded. Checks that the current node is an element and advances the reader to the next node.
	ReadString	When overridden in a derived class, reads the contents of an element or text node as a string.
	ReadSubtree	Returns a new XmlReader instance that can be used to read the current node, and all its descendants.
	ReadToDescendant	Overloaded. Advances the XmlReader to the next matching descendant element.
	ReadToFollowing	Overloaded. Reads until the named element is found.
	ReadToNextSibling	Overloaded. Advances the XmlReader to the next matching sibling element.
	ReadValueChunk	Reads large streams of text embedded in an XML document.
	ReferenceEquals	Determines whether the specified Object instances are the same instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	ResolveEntity	When overridden in a derived class, resolves the entity reference for EntityReference nodes.
	Skip	Skips the children of the current node.
	ToString	Returns a String that represents the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Protected Methods

	Name	Description
	Dispose	Releases the unmanaged resources used by the XmlReader and optionally releases the managed resources.
	Finalize	Allows an Object to attempt to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Explicit Interface Implementations

	Name	Description
	System.IDisposable.Dispose	For a description of this member, see IDisposable.Dispose.

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Reference

XmlReader Class
System.Xml Namespace

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