Assembly: System.Xml (in system.xml.dll)
Public Overrides ReadOnly Property NodeType As XmlNodeType
Dim instance As XmlTextReader Dim value As XmlNodeType value = instance.NodeType
public override XmlNodeType NodeType { get; }
public: virtual property XmlNodeType NodeType { XmlNodeType get () override; }
/** @property */ public XmlNodeType get_NodeType ()
public override function get NodeType () : XmlNodeType
Not applicable.
Property Value
One of the XmlNodeType values representing the type of the current node. Note: |
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| In the Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0 release, the recommended practice is to create XmlReader instances using the System.Xml.XmlReader.Create method. This allows you to take full advantage of the new features introduced in this release. For more information, see Creating XML Readers. |
This property never returns the following XmlNodeType types: Document, DocumentFragment, Entity, EndEntity, or Notation.
The following example reads an XML file and displays each of the nodes.
Option Strict Option Explicit Imports System Imports System.IO Imports System.Xml 'Reads an XML document Public Class Sample Private Const filename As String = "items.xml" Public Shared Sub Main() Dim reader As XmlTextReader = Nothing Try ' Load the reader with the data file and ignore all white space nodes. reader = New XmlTextReader(filename) reader.WhitespaceHandling = WhitespaceHandling.None ' Parse the file and display each of the nodes. While reader.Read() Select Case reader.NodeType Case XmlNodeType.Element Console.Write("<{0}>", reader.Name) Case XmlNodeType.Text Console.Write(reader.Value) Case XmlNodeType.CDATA Console.Write("<![CDATA[{0}]]>", reader.Value) Case XmlNodeType.ProcessingInstruction Console.Write("<?{0} {1}?>", reader.Name, reader.Value) Case XmlNodeType.Comment Console.Write("<!--{0}-->", reader.Value) Case XmlNodeType.XmlDeclaration Console.Write("<?xml version='1.0'?>") Case XmlNodeType.Document Case XmlNodeType.DocumentType Console.Write("<!DOCTYPE {0} [{1}]", reader.Name, reader.Value) Case XmlNodeType.EntityReference Console.Write(reader.Name) Case XmlNodeType.EndElement Console.Write("</{0}>", reader.Name) End Select End While Finally If Not (reader Is Nothing) Then reader.Close() End If End Try End Sub 'Main End Class 'Sample
using System; using System.IO; using System.Xml; public class Sample { private const String filename = "items.xml"; public static void Main() { XmlTextReader reader = null; try { // Load the reader with the data file and ignore all white space nodes. reader = new XmlTextReader(filename); reader.WhitespaceHandling = WhitespaceHandling.None; // Parse the file and display each of the nodes. while (reader.Read()) { switch (reader.NodeType) { case XmlNodeType.Element: Console.Write("<{0}>", reader.Name); break; case XmlNodeType.Text: Console.Write(reader.Value); break; case XmlNodeType.CDATA: Console.Write("<![CDATA[{0}]]>", reader.Value); break; case XmlNodeType.ProcessingInstruction: Console.Write("<?{0} {1}?>", reader.Name, reader.Value); break; case XmlNodeType.Comment: Console.Write("<!--{0}-->", reader.Value); break; case XmlNodeType.XmlDeclaration: Console.Write("<?xml version='1.0'?>"); break; case XmlNodeType.Document: break; case XmlNodeType.DocumentType: Console.Write("<!DOCTYPE {0} [{1}]", reader.Name, reader.Value); break; case XmlNodeType.EntityReference: Console.Write(reader.Name); break; case XmlNodeType.EndElement: Console.Write("</{0}>", reader.Name); break; } } } finally { if (reader!=null) reader.Close(); } } } // End class
#using <System.Xml.dll> using namespace System; using namespace System::IO; using namespace System::Xml; int main() { XmlTextReader^ reader = nullptr; String^ filename = "items.xml"; try { // Load the reader with the data file and ignore all white space nodes. reader = gcnew XmlTextReader( filename ); reader->WhitespaceHandling = WhitespaceHandling::None; // Parse the file and display each of the nodes. while ( reader->Read() ) { switch ( reader->NodeType ) { case XmlNodeType::Element: Console::Write( "<{0}>", reader->Name ); break; case XmlNodeType::Text: Console::Write( reader->Value ); break; case XmlNodeType::CDATA: Console::Write( "<![CDATA[{0}]]>", reader->Value ); break; case XmlNodeType::ProcessingInstruction: Console::Write( "<?{0} {1}?>", reader->Name, reader->Value ); break; case XmlNodeType::Comment: Console::Write( "<!--{0}-->", reader->Value ); break; case XmlNodeType::XmlDeclaration: Console::Write( "<?xml version='1.0'?>" ); break; case XmlNodeType::Document: break; case XmlNodeType::DocumentType: Console::Write( "<!DOCTYPE {0} [{1}]", reader->Name, reader->Value ); break; case XmlNodeType::EntityReference: Console::Write( reader->Name ); break; case XmlNodeType::EndElement: Console::Write( "</{0}>", reader->Name ); break; } } } finally { if ( reader != nullptr ) reader->Close(); } }
import System.*;
import System.IO.*;
import System.Xml.*;
public class Sample
{
private static String fileName = "items.xml";
public static void main(String[] args)
{
XmlTextReader reader = null;
try {
// Load the reader with the data file and ignore
//all white space nodes.
reader = new XmlTextReader(fileName);
reader.set_WhitespaceHandling(WhitespaceHandling.None);
// Parse the file and display each of the nodes.
while(reader.Read()) {
switch(reader.get_NodeType() ) {
case XmlNodeType.Element :
Console.Write("<{0}>", reader.get_Name());
break;
case XmlNodeType.Text :
Console.Write(reader.get_Value());
break;
case XmlNodeType.CDATA :
Console.Write("<![CDATA[{0}]]>", reader.get_Value());
break;
case XmlNodeType.ProcessingInstruction :
Console.Write("<?{0} {1}?>", reader.get_Name(),
reader.get_Value());
break;
case XmlNodeType.Comment :
Console.Write("<!--{0}-->", reader.get_Value());
break;
case XmlNodeType.XmlDeclaration :
Console.Write("<?xml version='1.0'?>");
break;
case XmlNodeType.Document :
break;
case XmlNodeType.DocumentType :
Console.Write("<!DOCTYPE {0} [{1}]", reader.get_Name(),
reader.get_Value());
break;
case XmlNodeType.EntityReference :
Console.Write(reader.get_Name());
break;
case XmlNodeType.EndElement :
Console.Write("</{0}>", reader.get_Name());
break;
}
}
}
finally {
if (reader != null) {
reader.Close();
}
}
} //main
} // End class Sample
The sample uses the file items.xml.
<?xml version="1.0"?> <!-- This is a sample XML document --> <!DOCTYPE Items [<!ENTITY number "123">]> <Items> <Item>Test with an entity: &number;</Item> <Item>test with a child element <more/> stuff</Item> <Item>test with a CDATA section <![CDATA[<456>]]> def</Item> <Item>Test with an char entity: A</Item> <!-- Fourteen chars in this element.--> <Item>1234567890ABCD</Item> </Items>
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..NET Framework
Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0.NET Compact Framework
Supported in: 2.0, 1.0XNA Framework
Supported in: 1.0Reference
XmlTextReader ClassXmlTextReader Members
System.Xml Namespace
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