XName.LocalName Property

Definition

Namespace:
System.Xml.Linq
Assemblies:
System.Xml.XDocument.dll, System.Xml.Linq.dll, netstandard.dll

Gets the local (unqualified) part of the name.

public:
 property System::String ^ LocalName { System::String ^ get(); };
public string LocalName { get; }
member this.LocalName : string
Public ReadOnly Property LocalName As String

Property Value

String

A String that contains the local (unqualified) part of the name.

Examples

The following example shows the use of this property.

XNamespace ns = "http://www.adventure-works.com";  
XElement root = new XElement(ns + "Root", "content");  
Console.WriteLine(root.Name);  
Console.WriteLine(root.Name.LocalName);  
Console.WriteLine(root.Name.Namespace);  

Imports <xmlns="http://www.adventure-works.com">  
  
Module Module1  
    Sub Main()  
        Dim root As XElement = <Root/>  
        Console.WriteLine(root.Name)  
        Console.WriteLine(root.Name.LocalName)  
        Console.WriteLine(root.Name.Namespace)  
    End Sub  
End Module

This example produces the following output:

{http://www.adventure-works.com}Root  
Root  
http://www.adventure-works.com

Remarks

This property is guaranteed to not be null.

Applies to

See also