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SignedXml.LoadXml Method

Loads a SignedXml state from an XML element.

Namespace:  System.Security.Cryptography.Xml
Assembly:  System.Security (in System.Security.dll)
public void LoadXml(
	XmlElement value
)

Parameters

value
Type: System.Xml.XmlElement
The XML element to load the SignedXml state from.
Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

The value parameter is null.

CryptographicException

The value parameter does not contain a valid SignatureValue property.

-or-

The value parameter does not contain a valid SignedInfo property.

The following code example shows how to use the LoadXml method to verify an XML document.


    // Verify the signature of an XML file and return the result.
    public static Boolean VerifyDetachedSignature(string XmlSigFileName)
    {	
        // Create a new XML document.
        XmlDocument xmlDocument = new XmlDocument();

        // Load the passed XML file into the document.
        xmlDocument.Load(XmlSigFileName);
	
        // Create a new SignedXMl object.
        SignedXml signedXml = new SignedXml();

        // Find the "Signature" node and create a new
        // XmlNodeList object.
        XmlNodeList nodeList = xmlDocument.GetElementsByTagName("Signature");

        // Load the signature node.
        signedXml.LoadXml((XmlElement)nodeList[0]);

        // Check the signature and return the result.
        return signedXml.CheckSignature();
    }


.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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It should be noted that the sample on this page is incorrect. The constructor for SignedXml should have the XmlDocument passed to it.