XmlTextReader.LocalName Property

Definition

Gets the local name of the current node.

public override string LocalName { get; }

Property Value

The name of the current node with the prefix removed. For example, LocalName is book for the element <bk:book>.

For node types that do not have a name (like Text, Comment, and so on), this property returns String.Empty.

Examples

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

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Xml;

public class Sample {

  public static void Main() {

    XmlTextReader reader = null;

    try {

       // Load the reader with the XML file.
       reader = new XmlTextReader("book2.xml");

       // Parse the file.  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

The example uses the file, book2.xml, as input.


<book xmlns:bk='urn:samples'>
  <title>Pride And Prejudice</title>
  <bk:genre>novel</bk:genre>
</book>

Remarks

Notes

Starting with the .NET Framework 2.0, we recommend that you create XmlReader instances by using the XmlReader.Create method to take advantage of new functionality.

Applies to

Produit Versions
.NET Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
.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

See also