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11/18/2011

XmlConvert.DecodeName Method

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Decodes a name. This method does the reverse of the EncodeName and EncodeLocalName methods.

Namespace: System.Xml
Assembly: System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function DecodeName ( _
    name As String _
) As String

public static string DecodeName(
    string name
)

Parameters

name
Type: System.String
The name to be transformed.

Return Value

Type: System.String
The decoded name.

Remarks

The names are decoded using the following rules:

Names are decoded from left to right.
Any sequence _x HHHH_ (where HHHH stands for a valid, four digit hexadecimal UCS-2 code) that has not been decoded is transformed into the corresponding Unicode 2.1 (Unicode 3.0 if supported by the application) character.
No shortforms are recognized. They are passed on without translation. For example, _x20_ or __ are not decoded.

Note:
The actual encoding of the character is application-specific. For example, Order_x0020_Details becomes Order Details. Even escaped characters that are invalid in XML names will be recognized and decoded.

Examples

Dim output As New StringBuilder()
' Encode and decode a name with spaces.
Dim name1 As String = XmlConvert.EncodeName("Order Detail")
output.AppendLine("Encoded name: " + name1)
output.AppendLine("Decoded name: " + XmlConvert.DecodeName(name1))

' Encode and decode a local name.
Dim name2 As String = XmlConvert.EncodeLocalName("a:book")
output.AppendLine("Encoded local name: " + name2)
output.AppendLine("Decoded local name: " + XmlConvert.DecodeName(name2))

' Display the output to the TextBlock control
OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString()


StringBuilder output = new StringBuilder();
// Encode and decode a name with spaces.
string name1 = XmlConvert.EncodeName("Order Detail");
output.AppendLine("Encoded name: " + name1 );
output.AppendLine("Decoded name: " + XmlConvert.DecodeName(name1));

// Encode and decode a local name.
string name2 = XmlConvert.EncodeLocalName("a:book");
output.AppendLine("Encoded local name: " + name2);
output.AppendLine("Decoded local name: " + XmlConvert.DecodeName(name2));

// Display the output to the TextBlock control
OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString();

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

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