XmlNodeReader.XmlLang Property

Overview

Gets the current xml:lang scope for the node being read.

Namespace: System.Xml

Assembly: System.Xml.ReaderWriter.dll

Syntax

public string XmlLang { get; }

Return Value

Type: String

Returns the value of the xml:lang attribute on the current node or the nearest ancestor that defines it. Returns an empty string if the attribute is not present.

Remarks

The XmlLang property reflects the value of the xml:lang attribute according to the XML Namespaces specification. It can be used to determine the language of the current element when processing multilingual XML documents.

This property is read‑only; its value changes automatically as the reader moves through the XML document.

Example

The following example demonstrates how to read the xml:lang value using XmlNodeReader:

using System;
using System.Xml;

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        string xml = @"
<books xml:lang='en'>
    <book>
        <title xml:lang='fr'>Le Petit Prince</title>
        <author>Antoine de Saint‑Exupéry</author>
    </book>
</books>";

        XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
        doc.LoadXml(xml);
        using (XmlNodeReader reader = new XmlNodeReader(doc))
        {
            while (reader.Read())
            {
                if (reader.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Element)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine($""Element: {reader.Name}, xml:lang = '{reader.XmlLang}'"");
                }
            }
        }
    }
}