XmlNodeReader.Prefix Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Xml

Assembly:

System.Xml.ReaderWriter.dll

Source:

XmlNodeReader.cs

Gets the namespace prefix associated with the current node.

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

public override string Prefix { get; }

member this.Prefix : string

Public Overrides ReadOnly Property Prefix As String

Property Value

String

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.

#using <System.Xml.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::IO;
using namespace System::Xml;
int main()
{
   XmlNodeReader^ reader = nullptr;
   try
   {
      
      //Create and load the XML document.
      XmlDocument^ doc = gcnew XmlDocument;
      doc->LoadXml( "<book xmlns:bk='urn:samples'> "
      "<title>Pride And Prejudice</title>"
      "<bk:genre>novel</bk:genre>"
      "</book>" );
      
      //Load the XmlNodeReader 
      reader = gcnew 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 {0}", reader->NamespaceURI );
            }
         }
      }
   }
   finally
   {
      if ( reader != nullptr )
            reader->Close();
   }

}

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

Imports System.IO
Imports System.Xml

Public Class Sample
    Public Shared Sub Main()
        Dim reader As XmlNodeReader = Nothing
        
        Try
            'Create and load the XML document.
            Dim doc As 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() Then
                    If reader.Prefix = String.Empty Then
                        Console.WriteLine("<{0}>", reader.LocalName)
                    Else
                        Console.Write("<{0}:{1}>", reader.Prefix, reader.LocalName)
                        Console.WriteLine(" The namespace URI is " & reader.NamespaceURI)
                    End If
                End If
            End While
        
        Finally
            If Not (reader Is Nothing) Then
                reader.Close()
            End If
        End Try
    End Sub
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.