XmlNode::GetPrefixOfNamespace Method (String^)

 

Looks up the closest xmlns declaration for the given namespace URI that is in scope for the current node and returns the prefix defined in that declaration.

Namespace:   System.Xml
Assembly:  System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)

public:
virtual String^ GetPrefixOfNamespace(
	String^ namespaceURI
)

Parameters

namespaceURI
Type: System::String^

The namespace URI whose prefix you want to find.

Return Value

Type: System::String^

The prefix for the specified namespace URI.

This method is a Microsoft extension to the Document Object Model (DOM).

The following example adds a new element to the XML document.

#using <System.Xml.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::IO;
using namespace System::Xml;
int main()
{
   XmlDocument^ doc = gcnew XmlDocument;
   doc->LoadXml( "<book xmlns:bk='urn:samples' bk:ISBN='1-861001-57-5'>"
   "<title>Pride And Prejudice</title>"
   "</book>" );
   XmlNode^ root = doc->FirstChild;

   //Create a new node.
   String^ prefix = root->GetPrefixOfNamespace( "urn:samples" );
   XmlElement^ elem = doc->CreateElement( prefix, "style", "urn:samples" );
   elem->InnerText = "hardcover";

   //Add the node to the document.
   root->AppendChild( elem );
   Console::WriteLine( "Display the modified XML..." );
   doc->Save( Console::Out );
}

Universal Windows Platform
Available since 10
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
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