XmlValidatingReader.HasValue Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Xml

Assemblies:

netstandard.dll, System.Xml.ReaderWriter.dll

Source:

XmlValidatingReader.cs

Gets a value indicating whether the current node can have a Value other than String.Empty.

public:
 virtual property bool HasValue { bool get(); };

public override bool HasValue { get; }

member this.HasValue : bool

Public Overrides ReadOnly Property HasValue As Boolean

Property Value

Boolean

true if the node on which the reader is currently positioned can have a Value; otherwise, false.

Remarks

Note

The XmlValidatingReader class is obsolete in .NET Framework 2.0. You can create a validating XmlReader instance by using the XmlReaderSettings class and the Create method. For more information, see the Remarks section of the XmlReader reference page.

The following table lists node types that have a value to return.

Node Type	Value
Attribute	The value of the attribute.
CDATA	The content of the CDATA section.
Comment	The content of the comment.
DocumentType	The internal subset.
ProcessingInstruction	The entire content, excluding the target.
SignificantWhitespace	The white space between markup in a mixed content model.
Text	The content of the text node.
Whitespace	The white space between markup.
XmlDeclaration	The content of the declaration.

See also

• XmlReader