XmlReader.IsName(String) Method

Definition

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Returns a value indicating whether the string argument is a valid XML name.

C#
public static bool IsName(string str);

Parameters

str
String

The name to validate.

Returns

true if the name is valid; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

The str value is null.

Remarks

This method uses the W3C XML 1.0 Recommendation to determine whether the name is valid.

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 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 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