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XmlValidatingReader.Name Property

Definition

Gets the qualified name of the current node.

public:
 virtual property System::String ^ Name { System::String ^ get(); };
public override string Name { get; }
member this.Name : string
Public Overrides ReadOnly Property Name As String

Property Value

The 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.

Remarks

Note

The XmlValidatingReader class is obsolete in .NET Framework 2.0. You can create a validating XmlReader instance by using the XmlReaderSettings class and the Create method. For more information, see the Remarks section of the XmlReader reference page.

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