System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializationReader.ReadReference C# (CSharp) Method

        protected bool ReadReference(out string fixupReference)
        {
            string href = _soap12 ? _r.GetAttribute("ref", Soap12.Encoding) : _r.GetAttribute("href");
            if (href == null)
            {
                fixupReference = null;
                return false;
            }
            if (!_soap12)
            {
                // soap 1.1 href starts with '#'; soap 1.2 ref does not
                if (!href.StartsWith("#", StringComparison.Ordinal)) throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.Format(SR.XmlMissingHref, href));
                fixupReference = href.Substring(1);
            }
            else
                fixupReference = href;

            if (_r.IsEmptyElement)
            {
                _r.Skip();
            }
            else
            {
                _r.ReadStartElement();
                ReadEndElement();
            }
            return true;
        }