Visual Basic® .NET by Example

Reading the Content

The actual content of an XmlDocument is represented by the Value property of each XmlNode object. Well, not exactly each XmlNode. Remember earlier in this chapter we basically said that everything in an XmlDocument is an XmlNode? This includes XmlElements and XmlAttributes among others. Depending on the actual type of each XmlNode, the Value property might contain a value, or it might not at all. It depends on the type of the node. Table 33.3 describes the value stored in the Value property of an XmlNode depending on the actual NodeType of the node.

Table 33.3. XmlNode.Value Depending on NodeType

Class	Content of Value Property
XmlAttribute	The value of the attribute.
XmlCDataSection	The content of the CDATA section.
XmlComment ...