XmlReader.ReadToDescendant Method (String, String)

.NET Framework 2.0

Note: This method is new in the .NET Framework version 2.0.

Advances the XmlReader to the next descendant element with the specified local name and namespace URI.

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

C#
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public virtual bool ReadToDescendant (
	string localName,
	string namespaceURI
)
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public boolean ReadToDescendant (
	String localName, 
	String namespaceURI
)
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public function ReadToDescendant (
	localName : String, 
	namespaceURI : String
) : boolean

Parameters

localName

The local name of the element you wish to move to.

namespaceURI

The namespace URI of the element you wish to move to.

Return Value

true if a matching descendant element is found; otherwise false. If a matching child element is not found, the XmlReader is positioned on the end tag (NodeType is XmlNodeType.EndElement) of the element. If the XmlReader is not positioned on an element when ReadToDescendant was called, this method returns false and the position of the XmlReader is not changed.

Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 2.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 2.0
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