XName.LocalName Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Xml.Linq

Assembly:

System.Xml.XDocument.dll

Source:

XName.cs

Gets the local (unqualified) part of the name.

public:
 property System::String ^ LocalName { System::String ^ get(); };

public string LocalName { get; }

member this.LocalName : string

Public ReadOnly Property LocalName As String

Property Value

String

A String that contains the local (unqualified) part of the name.

Examples

The following example shows the use of this property.

XNamespace ns = "http://www.adventure-works.com";
XElement root = new XElement(ns + "Root", "content");
Console.WriteLine(root.Name);
Console.WriteLine(root.Name.LocalName);
Console.WriteLine(root.Name.Namespace);

Imports <xmlns="http://www.adventure-works.com">

Module Module1
    Sub Main()
        Dim root As XElement = <Root/>
        Console.WriteLine(root.Name)
        Console.WriteLine(root.Name.LocalName)
        Console.WriteLine(root.Name.Namespace)
    End Sub
End Module

This example produces the following output:

{http://www.adventure-works.com}Root
Root
http://www.adventure-works.com

Remarks

This property is guaranteed to not be null.

See also

• Namespace
• LINQ to XML overview