XElement.GetPrefixOfNamespace Method
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Gets the prefix associated with a namespace for this XElement.
Assembly: System.Xml.Linq (in System.Xml.Linq.dll)
Parameters
- ns
- Type: System.Xml.Linq.XNamespace
An XNamespace to look up.
The following example creates an XML tree that contains a namespace with a prefix. It then uses this method to retrieve the prefix for the namespace. Notice that this example uses the implicit conversion from string to XNamespace when calling this method.
'add the following line to the the Imports section: 'Imports <xmlns="http://www.adventure-works.com"> Dim output As New StringBuilder Dim xmlTree As XElement = <aw:Root/> Dim prefix As String = xmlTree.GetPrefixOfNamespace("http://www.adventure-works.com") output.Append(String.Format("Prefix: {0}", prefix)) output.Append(Environment.NewLine) OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString()
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