XElement.HasElements Property

Definition

Gets a value indicating whether this element has at least one child element.

public:
 property bool HasElements { bool get(); };
public bool HasElements { get; }
member this.HasElements : bool
Public ReadOnly Property HasElements As Boolean

Property Value

true if this element has at least one child element; otherwise false.

Examples

The following example uses this property.

XElement xmlTree1 = new XElement("Root",
    new XElement("Child", 1)
);
Console.WriteLine(xmlTree1.HasElements);
XElement xmlTree2 = new XElement("Root", "contents");
Console.WriteLine(xmlTree2.HasElements);
Dim xmlTree1 As XElement = _
        <Root>
            <Child>1</Child>
        </Root>
Console.WriteLine(xmlTree1.HasElements)

Dim xmlTree2 As XElement = <Root>contents</Root>
Console.WriteLine(xmlTree2.HasElements)

This example produces the following output:

True
False

Applies to

See also