## XmlReader::ReadStartElement() method


Checks that the current node is an element and advances the reader to the next node.

```cpp
virtual void System::Xml::XmlReader::ReadStartElement()
```


## See Also

* Class [XmlReader](../)
* Namespace [System::Xml](../../)
* Library [Aspose.PUB for C++](../../../)
## XmlReader::ReadStartElement(String) method


Checks that the current content node is an element with the given [XmlReader::get_Name](../get_name/) value and advances the reader to the next node.

```cpp
virtual void System::Xml::XmlReader::ReadStartElement(String name)
```


| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| name | String | The qualified name of the element. |

## See Also

* Class [String](../../../system/string/)
* Class [XmlReader](../)
* Namespace [System::Xml](../../)
* Library [Aspose.PUB for C++](../../../)
## XmlReader::ReadStartElement(String, String) method


Checks that the current content node is an element with the given [XmlReader::get_LocalName](../get_localname/) and [XmlReader::get_NamespaceURI](../get_namespaceuri/) values and advances the reader to the next node.

```cpp
virtual void System::Xml::XmlReader::ReadStartElement(String localname, String ns)
```


| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| localname | String | The local name of the element. |
| ns | String | The namespace URI of the element. |

## See Also

* Class [String](../../../system/string/)
* Class [XmlReader](../)
* Namespace [System::Xml](../../)
* Library [Aspose.PUB for C++](../../../)