XmlReader.HasValue Property

Definition

When overridden in a derived class, gets a value indicating whether the current node can have a Value.

public:
 virtual property bool HasValue { bool get(); };
public:
 abstract property bool HasValue { bool get(); };
public virtual bool HasValue { get; }
public abstract bool HasValue { get; }
member this.HasValue : bool
Public Overridable ReadOnly Property HasValue As Boolean
Public MustOverride ReadOnly Property HasValue As Boolean

Property Value

true if the node on which the reader is currently positioned can have a Value; otherwise, false. If false, the node has a value of String.Empty.

Exceptions

An XmlReader method was called before a previous asynchronous operation finished. In this case, InvalidOperationException is thrown with the message "An asynchronous operation is already in progress."

Examples

See HasValue (in the XmlTextReader class) for a sample using this method.

Remarks

The following table lists node types that have a value to return.

Node Type Value
Attribute The value of the attribute.
CDATA The content of the CDATA section.
Comment The content of the comment.
DocumentType The internal subset.
ProcessingInstruction The entire content, excluding the target.
SignificantWhitespace The white space between markup in a mixed content model.
Text The content of the text node.
Whitespace The white space between markup.
XmlDeclaration The content of the declaration.

Applies to