Traversing XML
After an XmlDocument is loaded, it is represented by an in-memory hierarchical structure of XmlNode objects. An XmlNode is an abstract class in the .NET Framework that is the base class for many different node types. The XmlNode class contains a read-only property named NodeType that contains a value in the enumeration XmlNodeType that represents the node's actual type. Table 33.1 lists the values in the XmlNodeType enumeration.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| Attribute | An attribute. |
| CDATA | A CDATA section. |
| Comment | A comment. |
| Document | A root document node. |
| DocumentFragment | A node or subtree associated with this document that is part of another document. |
| DocumentType | The document type declaration represented ... |
Get Visual Basic® .NET by Example now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
