XmlReader.IsName(String) Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Xml

Assembly:

System.Xml.ReaderWriter.dll

Source:

XmlReader.cs

Returns a value indicating whether the string argument is a valid XML name.

public:
 static bool IsName(System::String ^ str);

public static bool IsName (string str);

static member IsName : string -> bool

Public Shared Function IsName (str As String) As Boolean

Parameters

str

String

The name to validate.

Returns

Boolean

true if the name is valid; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

The str value is null.

Remarks

This method uses the W3C XML 1.0 Recommendation to determine whether the name is valid.