I have an XMLNode whose body looks like this: (via OpenCalais) <SocialTag importance=2>Signal processing

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Asked: June 7, 20262026-06-07T15:09:58+00:00 2026-06-07T15:09:58+00:00

I have an XMLNode whose body looks like this: (via OpenCalais)

    <SocialTag importance="2">Signal processing
<originalValue>Signal processing</originalValue>
</SocialTag>

When I call XMLMNode.InnerText on it, I get back:

SignalprocessingSignalprocessing

However, I only want the InnerText from the tag itself, and not the InnerText of the child ‘original value’ node.

When I call XMLNode.Value, it returns null.

How can I get just the InnerText of this node, without concatenating all of the InnerTexts of other child nodes?

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-06-07T15:10:00+00:00

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The text inside the XmlNode is actually another XmlNode of type text. This should work:

socialTagNode.ChildNodes[0].Value

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