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XmlReader IsEmptyElement tells whether the current node is an empty element (MyElement)
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Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Xml
Public Class Sample
Public Shared Sub Main()
Dim doc As New XmlDocument()
doc.Load("books.xml")
Dim nodeReader As New XmlNodeReader(doc)
Dim settings As New XmlReaderSettings()
settings.ValidationType = ValidationType.Schema
settings.Schemas.Add("urn:bookstore-schema", "books.xsd")
Dim reader As XmlReader = XmlReader.Create(nodeReader, settings)
While reader.Read()
If reader.IsStartElement() Then
If reader.IsEmptyElement Then
Console.WriteLine("<{0}/>", reader.Name)
Else
Console.Write("<{0}> ", reader.Name)
reader.Read() ' Read the start tag.
If reader.IsStartElement() Then ' Handle nested elements.
Console.Write(vbCr + vbLf + "<{0}>", reader.Name)
End If
Console.WriteLine(reader.ReadString()) 'Read the text content of the element.
End If
End If
End While
End Sub
End Class
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