Reads a text-only element.
Syntax
public virtual string ReadElementString ()
Returns
The text contained in the element that was read. An empty string if the element is empty (<item></item> or <item/>).
Exceptions
Type Reason System.Xml.XmlException The node is not an Element node, the element does not contain a simple text value, or an error occurred while parsing the XML.
Remarks
This is a helper method for reading simple text-only elements. It calls XmlReader.MoveToContent to find the next content node and then parses its value as a simple string.
Using the XML, <name>Arlene Huff</name>, ReadElementString consumes the element and returns the string Arlene Huff.
This method cannot handle any markup (child elements, comments, processing instructions, and so on) inside the name element, but it can concatenate multiple adjacent text and CDATA blocks.
After calling this method the reader will be positioned on the node following the EndElement node or after the empty element tag.
Requirements
Namespace: System.Xml
Assembly: System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0, 4.0.0.0
Assembly: System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0, 4.0.0.0