XPathNavigator.HasChildren Property
Definition
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Gets a value that indicates whether the current node has any child nodes.
public:
virtual property bool HasChildren { bool get(); };
public:
abstract property bool HasChildren { bool get(); };
public virtual bool HasChildren { get; }
public abstract bool HasChildren { get; }
member this.HasChildren : bool
Public Overridable ReadOnly Property HasChildren As Boolean
Public MustOverride ReadOnly Property HasChildren As Boolean
Property Value
true
if the current node has any child nodes; otherwise, false
.
Remarks
If the XPathNavigator is positioned on a node that cannot have child nodes, the HasChildren property always returns false
.
The following table lists the child node XPathNodeType nodes allowed for each XPathNodeType node.
XPathNodeType Node | Child XPathNodeType Nodes |
---|---|
Root | Element, Comment, or ProcessingInstruction nodes. Note: DocumentFragment is equivalent to Root when using the XmlDocument class and can have the same children as an element. |
Element | Element, Text, Comment, ProcessingInstruction, Whitespace or SignificantWhitespace nodes. |
All other XPathNodeType nodes | Cannot have child nodes. |