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XmlTextReader Class
 HasValue Property

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XmlTextReader..::.HasValue Property

Gets a value indicating whether the current node can have a Value other than String.Empty.

Namespace:  System.Xml
Assembly:  System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Overrides ReadOnly Property HasValue As Boolean
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As XmlTextReader
Dim value As Boolean

value = instance.HasValue
C#
public override bool HasValue { get; }
Visual C++
public:
virtual property bool HasValue {
    bool get () override;
}
JScript
public override function get HasValue () : boolean

Property Value

Type: System..::.Boolean
true if the node on which the reader is currently positioned can have a Value; otherwise, false.
NoteNote:

In the .NET Framework version 2.0 release, the recommended practice is to create XmlReader instances using the XmlReader..::.Create method. This allows you to take full advantage of the new features introduced in this release. For more information, see Creating XML Readers.

The following table lists node types that have a value to return.

Node type

Value

Attribute

The value of the attribute.

CDATA

The content of the CDATA section.

Comment

The content of the comment.

DocumentType

The internal subset.

ProcessingInstruction

The entire content, excluding the target.

SignificantWhitespace

The white space between markup in a mixed content model.

Text

The content of the text node.

Whitespace

The white space between markup.

XmlDeclaration

The content of the declaration.

The following example displays the value for every node that can have a value.

Visual Basic
Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Xml

Public Class Sample

    Public Shared Sub Main()
        Dim reader As XmlTextReader = Nothing

        Try
            'Load the reader with the XML file.
            reader = New XmlTextReader("book1.xml")
            reader.WhitespaceHandling = WhitespaceHandling.None

            'Parse the file and display each node.
            While reader.Read()
                If reader.HasValue Then
                    Console.WriteLine("({0})  {1}={2}", reader.NodeType, reader.Name, reader.Value)
                Else
                    Console.WriteLine("({0}) {1}", reader.NodeType, reader.Name)
                End If
            End While

        Finally
            If Not (reader Is Nothing) Then
                reader.Close()
            End If
        End Try
    End Sub 'Main
End Class 'Sample 

C#
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Xml;

public class Sample
{

  public static void Main()
  {
    XmlTextReader reader = null;

    try
    {           
        //Load the reader with the XML file.
        reader = new XmlTextReader("book1.xml");
        reader.WhitespaceHandling = WhitespaceHandling.None;

        //Parse the file and display each node.
        while (reader.Read())
        {
           if (reader.HasValue)
             Console.WriteLine("({0})  {1}={2}", reader.NodeType, reader.Name, reader.Value);
           else
             Console.WriteLine("({0}) {1}", reader.NodeType, reader.Name);
         }           
     }

     finally
     {
       if (reader!=null)
         reader.Close();
     }
  }
} // End class

Visual C++
#using <System.Xml.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::IO;
using namespace System::Xml;
int main()
{
   XmlTextReader^ reader = nullptr;
   try
   {

      //Load the reader with the XML file.
      reader = gcnew XmlTextReader( "book1.xml" );
      reader->WhitespaceHandling = WhitespaceHandling::None;

      //Parse the file and display each node.
      while ( reader->Read() )
      {
         if ( reader->HasValue )
                  Console::WriteLine( "({0})  {1}={2}", reader->NodeType, reader->Name, reader->Value );
         else
                  Console::WriteLine( "({0}) {1}", reader->NodeType, reader->Name );
      }
   }
   finally
   {
      if ( reader != nullptr )
            reader->Close();
   }

}


The example uses the file, book1.xml, as input.

<?xml version='1.0' ?>
<!DOCTYPE book [<!ENTITY h 'hardcover'>]>
<book>
  <title>Pride And Prejudice</title>
  <misc>&h;</misc>
</book>

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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.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.0
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