XmlConvert.VerifyTOKEN(String) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Xml

Assembly:: System.Xml.ReaderWriter.dll

Assembly:: System.Xml.dll

Assembly:: netstandard.dll

Source:: XmlConvert.cs

Source:: XmlConvert.cs

Source:: XmlConvert.cs

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Verifies that the string is a valid token according to the W3C XML Schema Part2: Datatypes recommendation.

public:
 static System::String ^ VerifyTOKEN(System::String ^ token);

public static string? VerifyTOKEN (string? token);

public static string VerifyTOKEN (string token);

static member VerifyTOKEN : string -> string

Public Shared Function VerifyTOKEN (token As String) As String

Parameters

token: String

The string value you wish to verify.

Returns

String

The token, if it is a valid token.

Exceptions

XmlException

The string value is not a valid token.

Remarks

This method ensures that the name token follows the proper syntax for a valid token. It can be used in the following manner:

try {
  writer.WriteStartElement(XmlConvert.VerifyTOKEN("abc"),"book");
}
catch(Exception e) {
  Console.WriteLine("error");
}

For more information on tokens, see NMTOKEN.

Applies to