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enum System.Xml.XmlNodeType
Assembly: System.Xml.ReaderWriter
Specifies the type of node.
Values
None
This is returned by the <see cref="T:System.Xml.XmlReader" /> if a <see langword="Read" /> method has not been called.
Element
An element (for example, <c><item></c> ).
Attribute
An attribute (for example, <c>id='123'</c> ).
Text
<para>The text content of a node.</para> <para>A <see cref="F:System.Xml.XmlNodeType.Text" /> node cannot have any child nodes. It can appear as the child node of the <see cref="F:System.Xml.XmlNodeType.Attribute" />, <see cref="F:System.Xml.XmlNodeType.DocumentFragment" />, <see cref="F:System.Xml.XmlNodeType.Element" />, and <see cref="F:System.Xml.XmlNodeType.EntityReference" /> nodes.</para>
CDATA
A CDATA section (for example, <c><![CDATA[my escaped text]]></c> ).
EntityReference
A reference to an entity (for example, <c>&num;</c> ).
Entity
An entity declaration (for example, <c><!ENTITY...></c> ).
ProcessingInstruction
A processing instruction (for example, <c><?pi test?></c> ).
Comment
A comment (for example, <c><!-- my comment --></c> ).
Document
A document object that, as the root of the document tree, provides access to the entire XML document.
DocumentType
The document type declaration, indicated by the following tag (for example, <c><!DOCTYPE...></c> ).
DocumentFragment
A document fragment.
Notation
A notation in the document type declaration (for example, <c><!NOTATION...></c> ).
Whitespace
White space between markup.
SignificantWhitespace
White space between markup in a mixed content model or white space within the <c>xml:space="preserve"</c> scope.
EndElement
An end element tag (for example, <c></item></c> ).
EndEntity
Returned when <see langword="XmlReader" /> gets to the end of the entity replacement as a result of a call to <see cref="M:System.Xml.XmlReader.ResolveEntity" /> .
XmlDeclaration
<para>The XML declaration (for example, <c><?xml version='1.0'?></c> ).</para> <para>The <see cref="F:System.Xml.XmlNodeType.XmlDeclaration" /> node must be the first node in the document. It cannot have children. It is a child of the <see cref="F:System.Xml.XmlNodeType.Document" /> node. It can have attributes that provide version and encoding information.</para>