XNamespace::Xmlns Property
Gets the XNamespace object that corresponds to the xmlns URI (http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/).
Assembly: System.Xml.Linq (in System.Xml.Linq.dll)
Property Value
Type: System.Xml.Linq::XNamespace^The XNamespace that corresponds to the xmlns URI (http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/).
When you declare namespaces, the namespace attributes themselves are in the xmlns namespace. The W3C standard specifies that this namespace does not have to be declared as an attribute in the XML tree. It is a reserved namespace that is always automatically available in the XML parser.
The following example shows how to add a namespace to an XML tree. The namespace for the attribute that declares the namespace is the namespace returned by this property.
In Visual Basic, the preferred idiom is:
[vb]
Imports <xmlns:aw='http://www.adventure-works.com'>
Module Module1
Sub Main()
Dim root As XElement = _
<aw:Root>
<aw:Child>content</aw:Child>
</aw:Root>
Console.WriteLine(root)
End Sub
End Module
This example produces the following output:
<aw:Root xmlns:aw="http://www.adventure-works.com"> <aw:Child>content</aw:Child> </aw:Root>
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 3.5
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
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