XmlConvert::VerifyXmlChars Method (String^)

 

Returns the passed-in string if all the characters and surrogate pair characters in the string argument are valid XML characters, otherwise an XmlException is thrown with information on the first invalid character encountered.

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

public:
static String^ VerifyXmlChars(
	String^ content
)

Parameters

content
Type: System::String^

String that contains characters to verify.

Return Value

Type: System::String^

Returns the passed-in string if all the characters and surrogate-pair characters in the string argument are valid XML characters, otherwise an XmlException is thrown with information on the first invalid character encountered.

No other values than the passed in argument should be returned. See XML 1.0 spec (fourth edition) production [2] Char for details on the allowed characters.

If the parameter is null, an ArgumentNullException will be thrown. If any of the characters are not valid xml characters, an XmlException is thrown with information on the first invalid character encountered.

The following example uses the VerifyXmlChars method used to detect an illegal character in the start element.

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 4.0
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 3.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
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