Reads the text content at the current position as an object.
Syntax
Returns
The text content as the most appropriate common language runtime (CLR) object.
Remarks
This method concatenates text, white space, significant white space, and CDATA sections, and skips any comments or processing instructions. Entity references are automatically resolved.
If the content is typed, the reader returns a boxed CLR of the most appropriate type, specified by the XmlReader.ValueType property. If the content is a list type, the reader returns an array of boxed objects of the appropriate type.
If a validation error occurs while parsing the content and the reader is an System.Xml.XmlReader object created by the erload:System.Xml.XmlReader.Create method, the reader returns the content as a string. In other words when a validation error or warning occurs, the content is considered to be untyped.
If the content is not typed, the reader returns the content as a string.
The following table describes how this method treats each node type.
|
Text CDATA Whitespace SignificantWhitespace EntityReference EndEntity |
Concatenated content of text, CDATA, white space and significant white space nodes converted to the requested type. |
Moves to the next start element or end element tag. Entity references are automatically expanded. |
| Attribute |
Same as calling XmlConvert.ToXxx on the attribute value. |
The reader remains in the current position |
|
Comment ProcessingInstruction |
Ignores the processing instruction (PI) or comment and reads the concatenated text content that follows the PI or comment. |
Moves to the next start element or end element tag. Entity references are automatically expanded. |
| EndElement |
The value of the element if the reader is a schema validating reader (XmlReaderSettings.ValidationType is set to ValidationType.Schema); otherwise an empty string. |
The reader remains in the current position. |
|
Element XmlDeclaration None Document DocumentType Notation Entity DocumentFragment |
An InvalidOperationException is thrown. |
Undefined, although typically the reader remains in the current position. |
For more information, see Reading Typed Data and the tp://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=4871 recommendation.
For the asynchronous version of this method, see XmlReader.ReadContentAsObjectAsync.
Requirements
Assembly: System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)
Assembly Versions: 2.0.0.0, 4.0.0.0
Since: .NET 2.0