XmlNodeReader.Prefix Property

Definition

Gets the namespace prefix associated with the current node.

C#
public override string Prefix { get; }

Property Value

The namespace prefix associated with the current node.

Examples

The following example displays the local name of each node, and, if they exist, the prefix and namespace URI.

C#
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Xml;

public class Sample
{
  public static void Main()
  {
    XmlNodeReader reader = null;

    try
    {
       //Create and load the XML document.
       XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
       doc.LoadXml("<book xmlns:bk='urn:samples'> " +
                   "<title>Pride And Prejudice</title>" +
                   "<bk:genre>novel</bk:genre>" +
                   "</book>");

       //Load the XmlNodeReader
       reader = new XmlNodeReader(doc);

       //Parse the XML.  If they exist, display the prefix and
       //namespace URI of each node.
       while (reader.Read()){
         if (reader.IsStartElement()){
           if (reader.Prefix==String.Empty)
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine("<{0}>", reader.LocalName);
                    }
                    else
                    {
               Console.Write("<{0}:{1}>", reader.Prefix, reader.LocalName);
               Console.WriteLine(" The namespace URI is " + reader.NamespaceURI);
           }
         }
       }
     }
     finally
     {
        if (reader != null)
          reader.Close();
      }
  }
} // End class

Remarks

Note

In the .NET Framework 2.0, the recommended practice is to create XmlReader instances using the XmlReaderSettings class and the Create method. This allows you to take full advantage of all the new features introduced in the .NET Framework. For more information, see the Remarks section in the XmlReader reference page.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET 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 2.0, 2.1