XName.ToString Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Xml.Linq

Assembly:

System.Xml.XDocument.dll

Source:

XName.cs

Returns the expanded XML name in the format {namespace}localname.

public:
 override System::String ^ ToString();

public override string ToString ();

override this.ToString : unit -> string

Public Overrides Function ToString () As String

Returns

String

A String that contains the expanded XML name in the format {namespace}localname.

Examples

The following example calls WriteLine, passing an XName. This causes the ToString method to be called.

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>content</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

See also

• LINQ to XML overview