XName.Namespace Property
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Gets the namespace part of the fully qualified name.
Namespace: System.Xml.Linq
Assembly: System.Xml.Linq (in System.Xml.Linq.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property Namespace As XNamespace
public XNamespace Namespace { get; }
Property Value
Type: System.Xml.Linq.XNamespace
An XNamespace that contains the namespace part of the name.
Remarks
The Namespace property is guaranteed to not be nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic). If an XName is in no namespace, this property returns None.
Examples
The following example shows the use of this property.
'add the following line to the the Imports section:
'Imports <xmlns="https://www.adventure-works.com">
Dim output As New StringBuilder
Dim root As XElement = <Root/>
output.Append(root.Name)
output.Append(Environment.NewLine)
output.Append(root.Name.LocalName)
output.Append(Environment.NewLine)
output.Append(root.Name.Namespace)
output.Append(Environment.NewLine)
OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString()
StringBuilder output = new StringBuilder();
XNamespace ns = "https://www.adventure-works.com";
XElement root = new XElement(ns + "Root", "content");
output.Append(root.Name);
output.Append(root.Name.LocalName);
output.Append(root.Name.Namespace);
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.
See Also