XmlReader.ReadToFollowing Method (String)
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Reads until an element with the specified qualified name is found.
Namespace: System.Xml
Assembly: System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Overridable Function ReadToFollowing ( _
name As String _
) As Boolean
public virtual bool ReadToFollowing(
string name
)
Parameters
- name
Type: System.String
The qualified name of the element.
Return Value
Type: System.Boolean
true if a matching element is found; otherwise false and the XmlReader is in an end of file state.
Remarks
This method is functionally equivalent executing the following::name XPath expression from the current node. It provides a quick way to find a named element in the XML document. It advances the reader to the next following element that matches the specified name and returns true if a matching element is found.
This method can be called on all node types.
Examples
The following example uses the XmlReader methods to read the content of elements and attributes.
Dim output As StringBuilder = New StringBuilder()
Dim xmlString As String = _
"<bookstore>" & _
"<book genre='autobiography' publicationdate='1981-03-22' ISBN='1-861003-11-0'>" & _
"<title>The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin</title>" & _
"<author>" & _
"<first-name>Benjamin</first-name>" & _
"<last-name>Franklin</last-name>" & _
"</author> " & _
"<price>8.99</price>" & _
"</book>" & _
"</bookstore>"
' Create an XmlReader
Using reader As XmlReader = XmlReader.Create(New StringReader(xmlString))
reader.ReadToFollowing("book")
reader.MoveToFirstAttribute()
Dim genre As String = reader.Value
output.AppendLine("The genre value: " + genre)
reader.ReadToFollowing("title")
output.AppendLine("Content of the title element: " + reader.ReadElementContentAsString())
End Using
OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString()
StringBuilder output = new StringBuilder();
String xmlString =
@"<bookstore>
<book genre='autobiography' publicationdate='1981-03-22' ISBN='1-861003-11-0'>
<title>The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin</title>
<author>
<first-name>Benjamin</first-name>
<last-name>Franklin</last-name>
</author>
<price>8.99</price>
</book>
</bookstore>";
// Create an XmlReader
using (XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(new StringReader(xmlString)))
{
reader.ReadToFollowing("book");
reader.MoveToFirstAttribute();
string genre = reader.Value;
output.AppendLine("The genre value: " + genre);
reader.ReadToFollowing("title");
output.AppendLine("Content of the title element: " + reader.ReadElementContentAsString());
}
OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString();
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.
See Also