XNamespace.None Property

Property Value

Type: System.Xml.Linq.XNamespace
The XNamespace that corresponds to no namespace.

'add the following line to the the Imports section:
'Imports <xmlns:aw="https://www.adventure-works.com">
Dim output As New StringBuilder
Dim root As XElement = _
    <Root>
        <aw:ChildInNamespace>content</aw:ChildInNamespace>
        <ChildInNoNamespace>content</ChildInNoNamespace>
    </Root>

If (root.Name.Namespace Is XNamespace.None) Then
    output.Append("Root element is in no namespace")
    output.Append(Environment.NewLine)
Else
    output.Append("Root element is in a namespace")
    output.Append(Environment.NewLine)
End If

If (root.Element(GetXmlNamespace(aw) + "ChildInNamespace") _
        .Name.Namespace Is XNamespace.None) Then
    output.Append("ChildInNamespace element is in no namespace")
    output.Append(Environment.NewLine)
Else
    output.Append("ChildInNamespace element is in a namespace")
    output.Append(Environment.NewLine)
End If

OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString()

StringBuilder output = new StringBuilder();
XNamespace aw = "https://www.adventure-works.com";

XElement root = new XElement("Root",
    new XElement(aw + "ChildInNamespace", "content"),
    new XElement("ChildInNoNamespace", "content")
);

if (root.Name.Namespace == XNamespace.None)
    output.Append("Root element is in no namespace" + Environment.NewLine);
else
    output.Append("Root element is in a namespace" + Environment.NewLine);

if (root.Element(aw + "ChildInNamespace").Name.Namespace == XNamespace.None)
    output.Append("ChildInNamespace element is in no namespace" + Environment.NewLine);
else
    output.Append("ChildInNamespace element is in a namespace" + Environment.NewLine);

OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString();