Note: This property is new in the .NET Framework version 2.0.
Gets or sets a value indicating whether to do character checking.
Namespace: System.Xml
Assembly: System.Xml (in system.xml.dll)

Syntax
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Property CheckCharacters As Boolean
Dim instance As XmlWriterSettings
Dim value As Boolean
value = instance.CheckCharacters
instance.CheckCharacters = value
public bool CheckCharacters { get; set; }
public:
property bool CheckCharacters {
bool get ();
void set (bool value);
}
/** @property */
public boolean get_CheckCharacters ()
/** @property */
public void set_CheckCharacters (boolean value)
public function get CheckCharacters () : boolean
public function set CheckCharacters (value : boolean)
Property Value
true to do character checking; otherwise
false. The default is
true.

Remarks
If the XmlWriter object supports character checking, it throws an exception if any characters are outside the range of legal XML characters. Section 2.2 of the W3C XML 1.0 recommendation specifies the range of legal XML characters (http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml#charsets).
Note |
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| Character checking does not include checking for illegal characters in XML names, nor does it include checking that all XML names are valid. These checks are part of conformance checking and are always performed. |

Platforms
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.

Version Information
.NET Framework
Supported in: 2.0
.NET Compact Framework
Supported in: 2.0

See Also