XmlValidatingReader.Prefix Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Xml

Assembly:

System.Xml.ReaderWriter.dll

Source:

XmlValidatingReader.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 reads an XML fragment.

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

public class Sample
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        XmlTextReader reader = null;

        try
        {
            //Create the XML fragment to be parsed.
            string xmlFrag = "<book> " +
                            "<title>Pride And Prejudice</title>" +
                            "<bk:genre>novel</bk:genre>" +
                            "</book>";

            //Create the XmlNamespaceManager that is used to
            //look up namespace information.
            NameTable nt = new NameTable();
            XmlNamespaceManager nsmgr = new XmlNamespaceManager(nt);
            nsmgr.AddNamespace("bk", "urn:sample");

            //Create the XmlParserContext.
            XmlParserContext context = new XmlParserContext(null, nsmgr, null, XmlSpace.None);

            //Implement the reader.
            reader = new XmlTextReader(xmlFrag, XmlNodeType.Element, context);

            //Parse the XML fragment.  If they exist, display the
            //prefix and namespace URI of each element.
            while (reader.Read())
            {
                if (reader.IsStartElement())
                {
                    if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(reader.Prefix))
                    {
                        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 XmlTextReader = Nothing

        Try
            'Create the XML fragment to be parsed.
            Dim xmlFrag As String = "<book> " & _
                                    "<title>Pride And Prejudice</title>" & _
                                    "<bk:genre>novel</bk:genre>" & _
                                    "</book>"

            'Create the XmlNamespaceManager that is used to
            'look up namespace information.
            Dim nt As New NameTable()
            Dim nsmgr As New XmlNamespaceManager(nt)
            nsmgr.AddNamespace("bk", "urn:sample")

            'Create the XmlParserContext.
            Dim context As New XmlParserContext(Nothing, nsmgr, Nothing, XmlSpace.None)

            'Implement the reader. 
            reader = New XmlTextReader(xmlFrag, XmlNodeType.Element, context)

            'Parse the XML fragment.  If they exist, display the   
            'prefix and namespace URI of each element.
            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

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.

See also

• XmlReader