XPathNavigator::MoveToFollowing Method (XPathNodeType)
.NET Framework (current version)
Moves the XPathNavigator to the following element of the XPathNodeType specified in document order.
Assembly: System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)
Parameters
- type
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Type:
System.Xml.XPath::XPathNodeType
The XPathNodeType of the element. The XPathNodeType cannot be Attribute or Namespace.
The MoveToFollowing method does not move to attribute or namespace nodes. If the XPathNodeType parameter value is Attribute or Namespace, the MoveToFollowing method returns false and the position of the XPathNavigator is unchanged.
If the MoveToFollowing method returns false, the position of the XPathNavigator is unchanged.
In the following example, the XPathNavigator is moved from the root of the contosoBooks.xml file to the following bookstore element.
XPathDocument^ document = gcnew XPathDocument("contosoBooks.xml");
XPathNavigator^ navigator = document->CreateNavigator();
navigator->MoveToFollowing(XPathNodeType::Element);
Console::WriteLine("Position: {0}", navigator->Name);
Console::WriteLine(navigator->OuterXml);
The example takes the contosoBooks.xml file as an input.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <bookstore xmlns="http://www.contoso.com/books"> <book genre="autobiography" publicationdate="1981-03-22" ISBN="1-861003-11-0"> <title>The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin</title> <author> <first-name>Benjamin</first-name> <last-name>Franklin</last-name> </author> <price>8.99</price> </book> <book genre="novel" publicationdate="1967-11-17" ISBN="0-201-63361-2"> <title>The Confidence Man</title> <author> <first-name>Herman</first-name> <last-name>Melville</last-name> </author> <price>11.99</price> </book> <book genre="philosophy" publicationdate="1991-02-15" ISBN="1-861001-57-6"> <title>The Gorgias</title> <author> <name>Plato</name> </author> <price>9.99</price> </book> </bookstore>
.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
Silverlight
Available since 4.0
Available since 2.0
Silverlight
Available since 4.0
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