IsStartElement Method (String, String)
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XmlReader.IsStartElement Method (String, String)

[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]

Calls MoveToContent and tests if the current content node is a start tag or empty element tag and if the LocalName and NamespaceURI properties of the element found match the given strings.

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

public virtual bool IsStartElement(
	string localname,
	string ns
)

Parameters

localname
Type: System.String
The string to match against the LocalName property of the element found.
ns
Type: System.String
The string to match against the NamespaceURI property of the element found.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if the resulting node is an element. false if a node type other than XmlNodeType.Element was found or if the LocalName and NamespaceURI properties of the element do not match the specified strings.

ExceptionCondition
XmlException

Incorrect XML is encountered in the input stream.

This method skips white space, comments, and processing instructions until the reader is positioned on a content node. The method then tests if the current node is an element.

Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1, 7.0

Windows Phone

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