C# XML parsing: how to differentiate between self-closing tag and other tags?

I'm using the "XmlTextReader" object in ASP.NET C# to read an xml file. In my code I really need to differentiate between self-ending tags like ``` <img src="something" /> ``` and ones that has elements inside and need ending tags like: ``` <div class="anything"> <img src="something" /> </div> ``` I've tried the HasValue method but it didn't work out well for me. Is there any other way to detect that BEFORE actuallcy reading through the element? I can use the ReadElementContentAsString() method, but I don't really wanna do that. I need to know whether there's something inside before going inside. or at least be able to go back. UPDATE This is how I'm reading my code ``` reader.MoveToAttribute("id"); //I know all attributes if (reader.ReadAttributeValue()) this.idField = reader.Value; reader.MoveToElement(); bool goOn = true; while (goOn) { reader.Read(); switch (reader.NodeType) { case XmlNodeType.Element: switch (reader.Name) { case "div": DivType newDivTypeItem = new DivType(reader); this.itemsField.Add(newDivTypeItem); this.itemsElementNameField.Add(ItemsChoiceType17.div); break; other cases... } break; case XmlNodeType.Text: this.textField.Add(reader.Value); break; case XmlNodeType.EndElement: goOn = false; break; } } ```