.NET Framework Class Library
XmlTextReader..::.XmlSpace Property

Gets the current xml:space scope.

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

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

Property Value

Type: System.Xml..::.XmlSpace
One of the XmlSpace values. If no xml:space scope exists, this property defaults to XmlSpace.None.
Remarks
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.
Examples

The following example parses a file and returns significant white space if an xml:space='preserve' scope is found.

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

public class Sample

  public shared sub Main()

     Dim reader as XmlTextReader = new XmlTextReader("authors.xml")
     reader.WhitespaceHandling = WhitespaceHandling.None

     ' Parse the file.  Return white space only if an
     ' xml:space='preserve' attribute is found.
     while (reader.Read())
       select case reader.NodeType
         case XmlNodeType.Element:
           Console.Write("<{0}>", reader.Name)
           if (reader.XmlSpace=XmlSpace.Preserve)
             reader.WhitespaceHandling=WhitespaceHandling.Significant
           end if
         case XmlNodeType.Text:
           Console.Write(reader.Value)
         case XmlNodeType.EndElement:
           Console.Write("</{0}>", reader.Name)
         case XmlNodeType.SignificantWhitespace:
           Console.Write(reader.Value)        
       end select              
     end while
  end sub
end class
C# 
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Xml;

public class Sample{

  public static void Main(){

     XmlTextReader reader = new XmlTextReader("authors.xml");
     reader.WhitespaceHandling = WhitespaceHandling.None;

     // Parse the file.  Return white space only if an
     // xml:space='preserve' attribute is found.
     while (reader.Read()){
       switch (reader.NodeType){
         case XmlNodeType.Element:
           Console.Write("<{0}>", reader.Name);
           if (reader.XmlSpace==XmlSpace.Preserve)
             reader.WhitespaceHandling=WhitespaceHandling.Significant;
           break;
         case XmlNodeType.Text:
           Console.Write(reader.Value);
           break;
         case XmlNodeType.EndElement:
           Console.Write("</{0}>", reader.Name);
           break;
         case XmlNodeType.SignificantWhitespace:
           Console.Write(reader.Value);
           break;         
       }              
     }
  }
}
Visual C++ 
#using <System.Xml.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::IO;
using namespace System::Xml;
int main()
{
   XmlTextReader^ reader = gcnew XmlTextReader( "authors.xml" );
   reader->WhitespaceHandling = WhitespaceHandling::None;

   // Parse the file.  Return white space only if an
   // xml:space='preserve' attribute is found.
   while ( reader->Read() )
   {
      switch ( reader->NodeType )
      {
         case XmlNodeType::Element:
            Console::Write( "<{0}>", reader->Name );
            if ( reader->XmlSpace == XmlSpace::Preserve )
                        reader->WhitespaceHandling = WhitespaceHandling::Significant;
            break;

         case XmlNodeType::Text:
            Console::Write( reader->Value );
            break;

         case XmlNodeType::EndElement:
            Console::Write( "</{0}>", reader->Name );
            break;

         case XmlNodeType::SignificantWhitespace:
            Console::Write( reader->Value );
            break;
      }
   }
}
CPP_OLD 
#using <mscorlib.dll>
#using <System.Xml.dll>
using namespace System;
using namespace System::IO;
using namespace System::Xml;

int main()
{
   XmlTextReader* reader = new XmlTextReader(S"authors.xml");
   reader -> WhitespaceHandling = WhitespaceHandling::None;

   // Parse the file.  Return white space only if an
   // xml:space='preserve' attribute is found.
   while (reader -> Read()) 
   {
      switch (reader -> NodeType) 
      {
      case XmlNodeType::Element:
         Console::Write(S"<{0}>", reader -> Name);
         if (reader -> XmlSpace==XmlSpace::Preserve)
            reader -> WhitespaceHandling=WhitespaceHandling::Significant;
         break;
      case XmlNodeType::Text:
         Console::Write(reader -> Value);
         break;
      case XmlNodeType::EndElement:
         Console::Write(S"</{0}>", reader -> Name);
         break;
      case XmlNodeType::SignificantWhitespace:
         Console::Write(reader -> Value);
         break;         
      }              
   }
}

The example uses the file, authors.xml, as input.
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, 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
See Also

Reference

XmlTextReader Class
XmlTextReader Members
System.Xml Namespace

Other Resources

Reading XML with the XmlReader
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