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XElement.HasElements Property

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

Namespace:  System.Xml.Linq
Assembly:  System.Xml.Linq (in System.Xml.Linq.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property HasElements As Boolean

public bool HasElements { get; }

Property Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if this element has at least one child element; otherwise false.

Examples

The following example uses this property.

Dim output As New StringBuilder
Dim xmlTree1 As XElement = _
        <Root>
            <Child>1</Child>
        </Root>
output.Append(xmlTree1.HasElements)
output.Append(Environment.NewLine)

Dim xmlTree2 As XElement = <Root>contents</Root>
output.Append(xmlTree2.HasElements)
output.Append(Environment.NewLine)


OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString()

StringBuilder output = new StringBuilder();
XElement xmlTree1 = new XElement("Root",
    new XElement("Child", 1)
);
output.Append(xmlTree1.HasElements + Environment.NewLine);
XElement xmlTree2 = new XElement("Root", "contents");
output.Append(xmlTree2.HasElements + Environment.NewLine);

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.