XmlReader.Skip Method
Skips the children of the current node.
Assembly: System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)
In the following XML input if the reader is positioned on the <a> node or any of its attributes, calling Skip positions the reader to the <b> node.
If the reader is positioned on a leaf node already (such as the <x> node or the text node abc), calling Skip is the same as calling Read.
<a name="bob" age="123"> <x/>abc<y/> </a> <b> ... </b>
This method checks for well-formed XML.
If the reader is an XmlValidatingReader, this method also validates the skipped content.
The XmlReader implementation determines whether or not the Skip method will expand external entities. The following table describes whether the external entities are expanded for the various types of XmlReader objects.
TyType of XmlReader | ExExpands external entities |
|---|---|
No. | |
XmlReader instance created by the Create method that is reading text data. | No. |
XmlReader instance created by the Create method that is reading binary data. | Not applicable. |
A schema validating XmlReader instance created by the Create method. | Yes. |
Yes. | |
XmlReader instance returned by a XPathNavigator object. | Not applicable. |
No. | |
XmlReader instance wrapped around another XmlReader instance. | Depends on the implementation of the underlying XmlReader. (The Skip method on the underlying XmlReader is called). |
The following example parses an XML file starting on the second book node.
using (XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create("2books.xml")) { // Move the reader to the second book node. reader.MoveToContent(); reader.ReadToDescendant("book"); reader.Skip(); //Skip the first book. // Parse the file starting with the second book node. do { switch (reader.NodeType) { case XmlNodeType.Element: Console.Write("<{0}", reader.Name); while (reader.MoveToNextAttribute()) { Console.Write(" {0}='{1}'", reader.Name, reader.Value); } Console.Write(">"); break; case XmlNodeType.Text: Console.Write(reader.Value); break; case XmlNodeType.EndElement: Console.Write("</{0}>", reader.Name); break; } } while (reader.Read()); }
The example uses the file, 2books.xml, as input.
<!--sample XML fragment-->
<bookstore>
<book genre='novel' ISBN='10-861003-324'>
<title>The Handmaid's Tale</title>
<price>19.95</price>
</book>
<book genre='novel' ISBN='1-861001-57-5'>
<title>Pride And Prejudice</title>
<price>24.95</price>
</book>
</bookstore>
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
