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XNode.NextNode Property

Definition

Gets the next sibling node of this node.

public:
 property System::Xml::Linq::XNode ^ NextNode { System::Xml::Linq::XNode ^ get(); };
public System.Xml.Linq.XNode NextNode { get; }
public System.Xml.Linq.XNode? NextNode { get; }
member this.NextNode : System.Xml.Linq.XNode
Public ReadOnly Property NextNode As XNode

Property Value

The XNode that contains the next sibling node.

Examples

The following example uses this property to loop through nodes.

XElement xmlTree = new XElement("Root",
    new XElement("Child1", 1),
    new XText("Some Text"),
    new XElement("Child2",
        2,
        new XElement("GrandChild", "GrandChild Content")
    ),
    new XComment("a comment"),
    new XElement("Child3")
);
XNode node = xmlTree.Element("Child2");
do {
    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
    sb.Append(String.Format("NodeType: {0}", node.NodeType.ToString().PadRight(10)));
    switch (node.NodeType)
    {
        case XmlNodeType.Text:
            sb.Append((node as XText).Value);
            break;
        case XmlNodeType.Element:
            sb.Append((node as XElement).Name);
            break;
        case XmlNodeType.Comment:
            sb.Append((node as XComment).Value);
            break;
    }
    Console.WriteLine(sb.ToString());
}
while ((node = node.NextNode) != null);
Dim xmlTree As XElement = _
        <Root>
            <Child1>1</Child1>Some Text
            <Child2>2
                <GrandChild>GrandChild Content</GrandChild>
            </Child2>
            <!--a comment-->
            <Child3>3</Child3>
        </Root>

Dim node As XNode = xmlTree.Element("Child2")
Do
    Dim sb As StringBuilder = New StringBuilder()
    sb.Append(String.Format("NodeType: {0}", node.NodeType.ToString().PadRight(10)))
    Select Case node.NodeType
        Case XmlNodeType.Text
            sb.Append(DirectCast(node, XText).Value)
        Case XmlNodeType.Element
            sb.Append(DirectCast(node, XElement).Name)
        Case XmlNodeType.Comment
            sb.Append(DirectCast(node, XComment).Value)
    End Select
    Console.WriteLine(sb.ToString())

    node = node.NextNode
Loop While (Not (node Is Nothing))

This example produces the following output:

NodeType: Element   Child2
NodeType: Comment   a comment
NodeType: Element   Child3

Remarks

If this XNode does not have a parent, or if there is no next node, this property returns null.

Applies to

See also