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XmlNodeReader.ReadString Method

public string ReadString()

Reads the string value of the current node.

This method is intended for cases where the current node is a value node (such as an element's text content or an attribute's value) and you want to retrieve its string representation.

Returns

A string representing the value of the current node. Returns an empty string if the node has no value.

Remarks

Example


using System;
using System.Xml;

public class Example
{
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        string xml = "<root><message>Hello, World!</message></root>";
        XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
        doc.LoadXml(xml);

        XmlNodeReader reader = new XmlNodeReader(doc.DocumentElement);

        while (reader.Read())
        {
            if (reader.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Element && reader.Name == "message")
            {
                if (reader.Read()) // Move to the text content
                {
                    string message = reader.ReadString();
                    Console.WriteLine($"Message: {message}"); // Output: Message: Hello, World!
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

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