– Encode Decode XML Name

<span style=”font-weight:bold;”>While coding with XML Files, Sometimes you need to Encode and Decode the Xml Name.
Here is the simplest method to encode the name XmlConvert.EncodeName(string).
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using System.Xml;
namespace ConsoleApplication1
{
class classEncodeDecodeXMLName
{
static void encodedecode()
{
// Encode and decode a name with spaces.
Console.WriteLine(XmlConvert.ToByte(“Some Name”));
string name1 = XmlConvert.EncodeName(“Order Detail”);
Console.WriteLine(“Encoded name: ” + name1);
Console.WriteLine(“Decoded name: ” + XmlConvert.DecodeName(name1));

// Encode and decode a local name.
string name2 = XmlConvert.EncodeLocalName(“a:book”);
Console.WriteLine(“Encoded local name: ” + name2);
Console.WriteLine(“Decoded local name: ” + XmlConvert.DecodeName(name2));
}
public static void Main()
{
encodedecode();
}
}
}