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11/18/2011

IXmlDictionary Interface

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An interface that defines the contract that an XML dictionary must implement to be used by XmlDictionaryReader and XmlDictionaryWriter implementations.

Namespace: System.Xml
Assembly: System.Runtime.Serialization (in System.Runtime.Serialization.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Interface IXmlDictionary

public interface IXmlDictionary

Methods

	Name	Description
	TryLookup(Int32, XmlDictionaryString%)	Attempts to look up an entry in the dictionary.
	TryLookup(String, XmlDictionaryString%)	Checks the dictionary for a specified string value.
	TryLookup(XmlDictionaryString, XmlDictionaryString%)	Checks the dictionary for a specified XmlDictionaryString.

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Remarks

This interface is implemented by XmlDictionary, which is used in Silverlight 5 to optimize the performance of serialization and deserialization of XML messages.

Implement this interface to provide custom XmlDictionaryString management.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.