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XmlDocument.GetElementsByTagName Method (String, String)

.NET Framework 3.0

Returns an XmlNodeList containing a list of all descendant elements that match the specified LocalName and NamespaceURI.

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

Syntax

C++

public virtual XmlNodeList GetElementsByTagName (
	string localName,
	string namespaceURI
)

public XmlNodeList GetElementsByTagName (
	String localName, 
	String namespaceURI
)

JScript

public function GetElementsByTagName (
	localName : String, 
	namespaceURI : String
) : XmlNodeList

XAML

Not applicable.

Parameters

localName: The LocalName to match. The special value "*" matches all tags.

namespaceURI: NamespaceURI to match.

Return Value

An XmlNodeList containing a list of all matching nodes. If no nodes match the specified localName and namespaceURI, the returned collection will be empty.

Remarks

The nodes are placed in the order in which they would be encountered in the document tree.

Note:
It is recommended that you use the System.Xml.XmlNode.SelectNodes or System.Xml.XmlNode.SelectSingleNode method instead of the GetElementsByTagName method.

Platforms

Windows 98, Windows Server 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 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 2.0, 1.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: 1.0

Reference

XmlDocument Class
XmlDocument Members
System.Xml Namespace

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