Mono Class Library: System.Xml.XmlReader Overview | Members

System.Xml.XmlReader.ReadElementString Method

Reads the contents of a text-only element with the specified qualified name. [Edit]

public virtual string ReadElementString (string name)

Parameters

name
A string specifying the qualified name of an element. [Edit]

Returns

A string containing the contents of the element. [Edit]

Exceptions

TypeReason
System.Xml.XmlExceptionThe node is not an Element node, the XmlReader.Name property of the Element node does not equal name, the element does not contain a simple text value, or an error occurred while parsing the XML. [Edit]

Remarks

Operation
As described above.

This method calls the XmlReader.MoveToContent method and, if the returned node is an Element node, compares the XmlReader.Name property of the node to name. If they are equal, this method calls the XmlReader.ReadString method to read the contents of the element.

Note to Inheritors
Override this method to customize the behavior of this method in types derived from the System.Xml.XmlReader class.

Usage
Use this method to read the contents of a text-only element with the specified qualified name.

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Requirements

Namespace: System.Xml
Assembly: System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0