Gets a value indicating whether the current node is an empty element (for example, <MyElement/>).
Syntax
public override bool IsEmptyElement { get; }
Value
A bool where true indicates the current node is an element (XmlTextReader.NodeType equals XmlNodeType.Element) that ends with "/>"; otherwise, false.
Remarks
Note:
In the dnprdnext release, the recommended practice is to create System.Xml.XmlReader instances using the erload:System.Xml.XmlReader.Create method. This allows you to take full advantage of the new features introduced in this release. For more information, see Creating XML Readers.
This property enables you to determine the difference between the following:
<item num="123"/> (IsEmptyElement is true).
<item num="123"> (IsEmptyElement is false, although element content is empty).
A corresponding EndElement node is not generated for empty elements.
IsEmptyElement simply reports whether or not the element in the source document had an end 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