XmlNode.OuterXml Property
.NET Framework 4.5
Gets the markup containing this node and all its child nodes.
Namespace: System.Xml
Assembly: System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)
Property Value
Type: System.StringThe markup containing this node and all its child nodes.
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OuterXml does not return default attributes. |
The following example compares output from the InnerXml and OuterXml properties.
using System; using System.IO; using System.Xml; public class Sample { public static void Main() { XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument(); doc.LoadXml("<book genre='novel' ISBN='1-861001-57-5'>" + "<title>Pride And Prejudice</title>" + "</book>"); XmlNode root = doc.DocumentElement; // OuterXml includes the markup of current node. Console.WriteLine("Display the OuterXml property..."); Console.WriteLine(root.OuterXml); // InnerXml does not include the markup of the current node. // As a result, the attributes are not displayed. Console.WriteLine(); Console.WriteLine("Display the InnerXml property..."); Console.WriteLine(root.InnerXml); } }
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)
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