How to check if XElement has any child nodes?

Question

I have the following condition,

if (myXElement.FirstNode.NodeType == XmlNodeType.CDATA)

This throws an exception if there is no FirstNode in myXElement, so I have to check first if there is any.

Note that I need to check for nodes not elements.

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 14 '16 at 11:50

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var hasDescendants = myElement.Nodes().Any();

answered Jun 14 '16 at 11:50

spender

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 03 '16 at 13:14

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Sorry for the VB but wouldn't this work

    If myXElement.Nodes.Count > 0 AndAlso myXElement.FirstNode.NodeType = Xml.XmlNodeType.CDATA Then

    End If

answered Jul 03 '16 at 13:14

dbasnett

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