XmlTextReader.IsEmptyElement tells whether the current node is an empty element (for example, ). : XmlTextReader « XML « VB.Net

1. VB.Net
2. XML
3. XmlTextReader

XmlTextReader.IsEmptyElement tells whether the current node is an empty element (for example, ).

 

Option Strict
Option Explicit

Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Xml

Public Class Sample

    Public Shared Sub Main()
            Dim reader As XmlTextReader = Nothing
            reader = New XmlTextReader("elems.xml")
            While reader.Read()
                If reader.IsStartElement() Then
                    If reader.IsEmptyElement Then
                        Console.WriteLine("<{0}/>", reader.Name)
                    Else
                        Console.Write("<{0}>" + " ", reader.Name)
                        reader.Read() 'Read the start tag.
                        If (reader.IsStartElement())  'Handle nested elements.
                          Console.WriteLine()
                          Console.Write("<{0}>", reader.Name)
                        End If
                        Console.WriteLine(reader.ReadString()) 'Read the text content of the element.
                    End If
                End If
            End While
    End Sub 
End Class 

   
  

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