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XmlTextReader IsEmptyElement tells whether the current node is an empty element (for example, MyElement)
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Option Strict
Option Explicit
Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Xml
Public Class Sample
Public Shared Sub Main()
Dim reader As XmlTextReader = Nothing
reader = New XmlTextReader("elems.xml")
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()) 'Handle nested elements.
Console.WriteLine()
Console.Write("<{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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