check if xmlReader is concrete end element

Question

I've got xmlReader set up and can check for certain elements, but I cant find a way to check for a closing element, lets say I want to have another case statement for `` tag in addition to its opening one, how could I do this? I know for sure that such tag is not self closing. ``` using (XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create("perls.xml")) { while (reader.Read()) { // Only detect start elements. if (reader.IsStartElement()) { // Get element name and switch on it. switch (reader.Name) { case "perls": // Detect this element. Console.WriteLine("Start element."); break; case "article": // Detect this article element. Console.WriteLine("Start

element."); // Search for the attribute name on this current node. string attribute = reader["name"]; if (attribute != null) { Console.WriteLine(" Has attribute name: " + attribute); } // Next read will contain text. if (reader.Read()) { Console.WriteLine(" Text node: " + reader.Value.Trim()); } break; } } } } ```

Accepted Answer

How about simply check if `NodeType` equals `XmlNodeType.EndElement`, like :

```
if (reader.NodeType == XmlNodeType.EndElement)
{
    ....
}
```

For reference : http://www.codingeverything.com/2013/05/extending-xmlreader-class-isendelement.html

check if xmlReader is concrete end element

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