XmlNode.HasChildNodes

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I have the following issue. I'm trying to read to following XML doc.

<Main>
<Submain>
<SubField1/>
<SubField2/>
</Submain>
<Field1/>
<Field2>AnyText Value</Field2>
</Main>

I loop using foreach XmlNode and testing the HasChildNodes property.

When I get to the <Submaintag the HasChildNodes property is True
When I get to the <Field1/tag the HasChildNodes property is False
so far it's clear. Then...
When I get to the <Field2tag the HasChildNodes property is True???!!!
Is it correct that the value of the <Field2node is considered a ChildNode?

Please explain.

Thks
Bart

[Martin Honnen]

Re: XmlNode.HasChil dNodes

Bart Steur wrote:

<Field2>AnyText Value</Field2>
</Main>

When I get to the <Field2tag the HasChildNodes property is True???!!!
Is it correct that the value of the <Field2node is considered a ChildNode?

In the DOM object model (which in the .NET world
XmlDocument/XmlElement/XmlNode implement) the 'Field2' element has one
child node, a text node (instance of
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr....xmltext.aspx). The
Value property of the 'Field2' XmlElement instance however is null in
that model. The InnerText property is 'AnyTextValue'.


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