XElement.HasElements Property

Definition

Gets a value indicating whether this element has at least one child element.

C#
public bool HasElements { get; }

Property Value

true if this element has at least one child element; otherwise false.

Examples

The following example uses this property.

C#
XElement xmlTree1 = new XElement("Root",
    new XElement("Child", 1)
);
Console.WriteLine(xmlTree1.HasElements);
XElement xmlTree2 = new XElement("Root", "contents");
Console.WriteLine(xmlTree2.HasElements);

This example produces the following output:

True
False

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 1.0, Core 1.1, Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
.NET Framework 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.6, 2.0, 2.1
UWP 10.0

See also