XmlDocument.GetElementsByTagName Method (String, String) (System.Xml)

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XmlDocument.GetElementsByTagName Method (String, String)

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

Visual Basic
Public Overridable Function GetElementsByTagName ( _
	localName As String, _
	namespaceURI As String _
) As XmlNodeList
C#
public virtual XmlNodeList GetElementsByTagName(
	string localName,
	string namespaceURI
)
Visual C++
public:
virtual XmlNodeList^ GetElementsByTagName(
	String^ localName, 
	String^ namespaceURI
)
F#
abstract GetElementsByTagName : 
        localName:string * 
        namespaceURI:string -> XmlNodeList 
override GetElementsByTagName : 
        localName:string * 
        namespaceURI:string -> XmlNodeList 

Parameters

localName
Type: System.String
The LocalName to match. The special value "*" matches all tags.
namespaceURI
Type: System.String
NamespaceURI to match.

Return Value

Type: System.Xml.XmlNodeList
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 Note

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

Version Information

.NET Framework

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

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1
Platforms

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.
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