XmlReader.Name Property
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When overridden in a derived class, gets the qualified name of the current node.
Assembly: System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)
Property Value
Type: System.StringThe qualified name of the current node. For example, Name is bk:book for the element <bk:book>.
The name returned is dependent on the NodeType of the node. The following node types return the listed values. All other node types return an empty string.
Node type | Name |
|---|---|
Attribute | The name of the attribute. |
DocumentType | The document type name. |
Element | The tag name. |
EntityReference | The name of the entity referenced. |
ProcessingInstruction | The target of the processing instruction. |
XmlDeclaration | The literal string xml. |
The following example navigates through the stream to determine the current node type, and then uses XmlWriter to output the XmlReader content.
StringBuilder output = new StringBuilder(); String xmlString = @"<?xml version='1.0'?> <!-- This is a sample XML document --> <Items> <Item>test with a child element <more/> stuff</Item> </Items>"; // Create an XmlReader using (XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(new StringReader(xmlString))) { XmlWriterSettings ws = new XmlWriterSettings(); ws.Indent = true; using (XmlWriter writer = XmlWriter.Create(output, ws)) { // Parse the file and display each of the nodes. while (reader.Read()) { switch (reader.NodeType) { case XmlNodeType.Element: writer.WriteStartElement(reader.Name); break; case XmlNodeType.Text: writer.WriteString(reader.Value); break; case XmlNodeType.XmlDeclaration: case XmlNodeType.ProcessingInstruction: writer.WriteProcessingInstruction(reader.Name, reader.Value); break; case XmlNodeType.Comment: writer.WriteComment(reader.Value); break; case XmlNodeType.EndElement: writer.WriteFullEndElement(); break; } } } } OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString();