XmlReader.Value Property

Property Value

Type: System.String
The value returned depends on the NodeType of the node. The following table lists node types that have a value to return. All other node types return String.Empty.

Dim output As New StringBuilder()

Dim xmlString As String = _
    "<bookstore>" & _
      "<book genre='novel' ISBN='10-861003-324'>" & _
            "<title>The Handmaid's Tale</title>" & _
            "<price>19.95</price>" & _
        "</book>" & _
        "<book genre='novel' ISBN='1-861001-57-5'>" & _
            "<title>Pride And Prejudice</title>" & _
            "<price>24.95</price>" & _
        "</book>" & _
    "</bookstore>"

' Load the file and ignore all white space.
Dim settings As New XmlReaderSettings()
settings.IgnoreWhitespace = True
Using reader As XmlReader = XmlReader.Create(New StringReader(xmlString), settings)

    ' Move the reader to the second book node.
    reader.MoveToContent()
    reader.ReadToDescendant("book")
    reader.Skip() 'Skip the first book.
    ' Parse the file starting with the second book node.
    Do
        Select Case reader.NodeType
            Case XmlNodeType.Element
                output.AppendLine("<" + reader.Name)
                While reader.MoveToNextAttribute()
                    output.AppendLine(" " + reader.Name + "=" + reader.Value)
                End While
                output.AppendLine(">")
            Case XmlNodeType.Text
                output.AppendLine(reader.Value)
            Case XmlNodeType.EndElement
                output.AppendLine("</" + reader.Name + ">")
        End Select
    Loop While reader.Read()

    OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString()
End Using

StringBuilder output = new StringBuilder();

String xmlString =
    @"<bookstore>
  <book genre='novel' ISBN='10-861003-324'>
    <title>The Handmaid's Tale</title>
    <price>19.95</price>
  </book>
  <book genre='novel' ISBN='1-861001-57-5'>
    <title>Pride And Prejudice</title>
    <price>24.95</price>
  </book>
</bookstore>";

// Load the file and ignore all white space.
XmlReaderSettings settings = new XmlReaderSettings();
settings.IgnoreWhitespace = true;
using (XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(new StringReader(xmlString), settings))
{
    // Move the reader to the second book node.
    reader.MoveToContent();
    reader.ReadToDescendant("book");
    reader.Skip(); //Skip the first book.

    // Parse the file starting with the second book node.
    do
    {
        switch (reader.NodeType)
        {
            case XmlNodeType.Element:
                output.AppendLine("<" + reader.Name);
                while (reader.MoveToNextAttribute())
                {
                    output.AppendLine(" " + reader.Name + "=" + reader.Value);
                }
                output.AppendLine(">");
                break;
            case XmlNodeType.Text:
                output.AppendLine(reader.Value);
                break;
            case XmlNodeType.EndElement:
                output.AppendLine("</" + reader.Name + ">");
                break;
        }
    } while (reader.Read());
}

OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString();