XmlReader.NodeType Property
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When overridden in a derived class, gets the type of the current node.
Assembly: System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)
Property Value
Type: System.Xml.XmlNodeTypeOne of the XmlNodeType values representing the type of the current node.
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();
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