XmlReader::ReadToFollowing Method (String)
Reads until an element with the specified qualified name is found.
Namespace: System.Xml
Assembly: System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)
Parameters
- name
- Type: System::String
The qualified name of the element.
Return Value
Type: System::Booleantrue if a matching element is found; otherwise false and the XmlReader is in an end of file state.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| InvalidOperationException | An XmlReader method was called before a previous asynchronous operation finished. In this case, InvalidOperationException is thrown with the message “An asynchronous operation is already in progress.” |
| ArgumentException | The parameter is an empty string. |
This method is functionally equivalent executing the following::name XPath expression from the current node. It provides a quick way to find a named element in the XML document. It advances the reader to the next following element that matches the specified name and returns true if a matching element is found. Using the example below, the reader would read to the first instance of the specified element while reading forward.
<!--"sample.xml"-->
<?xml version="1.0"
<items>
<item xmls="urn:1"/>
</items>
</xml>
XmlTextReader reader = new XmlTextReader("sample.xml"); reader.ReadToFollowing("item");
This method can be called on all node types.
For the asynchronous version of this method, see ReadToFollowingAsync.
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
