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XmlNode.LocalName Property

.NET Framework 4.5

Gets the local name of the node, when overridden in a derived class.

Namespace: System.Xml
Assembly: System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)

public abstract string LocalName { get; }

Property Value

Type: System.String
The name of the node with the prefix removed. For example, LocalName is book for the element <bk:book>.
The name returned is dependent on the NodeType of the node:

Type	Name
Attribute	The local name of the attribute.
CDATA	#cdata-section
Comment	#comment
Document	#document
DocumentFragment	#document-fragment
DocumentType	The document type name.
Element	The local name of the element.
Entity	The name of the entity.
EntityReference	The name of the entity referenced.
Notation	The notation name.
ProcessingInstruction	The target of the processing instruction.
Text	#text
Whitespace	#whitespace
SignificantWhitespace	#significant-whitespace
XmlDeclaration	#xml-declaration

Remarks

If the node does not have a prefix, LocalName is the same as Name.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

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.

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