XmlConvert.VerifyNMTOKEN(String) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Xml

Assembly:: System.Xml.ReaderWriter.dll

Assembly:: System.Xml.dll

Assembly:: netstandard.dll

Source:: XmlConvert.cs

Source:: XmlConvert.cs

Source:: XmlConvert.cs

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Verifies that the string is a valid NMTOKEN according to the W3C XML Schema Part2: Datatypes recommendation.

public:
 static System::String ^ VerifyNMTOKEN(System::String ^ name);

public static string VerifyNMTOKEN (string name);

static member VerifyNMTOKEN : string -> string

Public Shared Function VerifyNMTOKEN (name As String) As String

Parameters

name: String

The string you wish to verify.

Returns

String

The name token, if it is a valid NMTOKEN.

Exceptions

XmlException

The string is not a valid name token.

ArgumentNullException

name is null.

Remarks

This method ensures that the name token follows the proper syntax for a valid NMTOKEN. It can be used in the following manner:

try {
  writer.WriteStartElement(XmlConvert.VerifyNMTOKEN("abc"),"book");
}
catch(Exception e) {
  Console.WriteLine("error");
}

For more information on the NMTOKEN data type, see the NMTOKEN section of the XML Schema Part 2: Datatypes Second Edition.

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