XCData Class (System.Xml.Linq)

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XCData Class

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Represents a text node that contains CDATA.

Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
  System.Xml.Linq.XObject
    System.Xml.Linq.XNode
      System.Xml.Linq.XText
        System.Xml.Linq.XCData

Namespace:  System.Xml.Linq
Assembly:  System.Xml.Linq (in System.Xml.Linq.dll)
Syntax
Visual Basic

Public Class XCData _
	Inherits XText
C#

public class XCData : XText
Visual C++

public ref class XCData : public XText
F#

type XCData =  
    class
        inherit XText
    end

The XCData type exposes the following members.

Constructors
  Name Description
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library XCData(String) Initializes a new instance of the XCData class.
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library XCData(XCData) Initializes a new instance of the XCData class.
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Properties
  Name Description
Public property Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library BaseUri Gets the base URI for this XObject. (Inherited from XObject.)
Public property Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library Document Gets the XDocument for this XObject. (Inherited from XObject.)
Public property Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library NextNode Gets the next sibling node of this node. (Inherited from XNode.)
Public property Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library NodeType Gets the node type for this node. (Overrides XText.NodeType.)
Public property Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library Parent Gets the parent XElement of this XObject. (Inherited from XObject.)
Public property Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library PreviousNode Gets the previous sibling node of this node. (Inherited from XNode.)
Public property Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library Value Gets or sets the value of this node. (Inherited from XText.)
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Methods
  Name Description
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library AddAfterSelf(Object) Adds the specified content immediately after this node. (Inherited from XNode.)
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library AddAfterSelf(Object[]) Adds the specified content immediately after this node. (Inherited from XNode.)
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library AddAnnotation Adds an object to the annotation list of this XObject. (Inherited from XObject.)
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library AddBeforeSelf(Object) Adds the specified content immediately before this node. (Inherited from XNode.)
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library AddBeforeSelf(Object[]) Adds the specified content immediately before this node. (Inherited from XNode.)
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library Ancestors() Returns a collection of the ancestor elements of this node. (Inherited from XNode.)
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library Ancestors(XName) Returns a filtered collection of the ancestor elements of this node. Only elements that have a matching XName are included in the collection. (Inherited from XNode.)
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library Annotation(Type) Gets the first annotation object of the specified type from this XObject. (Inherited from XObject.)
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library Annotation<T>() Get the first annotation object of the specified type from this XObject. (Inherited from XObject.)
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library Annotations(Type) Gets a collection of annotations of the specified type for this XObject. (Inherited from XObject.)
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library Annotations<T>() Gets a collection of annotations of the specified type for this XObject. (Inherited from XObject.)
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library CreateReader() Creates an XmlReader for this node. (Inherited from XNode.)
Public method Supported by Portable Class Library CreateReader(ReaderOptions) Creates an XmlReader with the options specified by the readerOptions parameter. (Inherited from XNode.)
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library ElementsAfterSelf() Returns a collection of the sibling elements after this node, in document order. (Inherited from XNode.)
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library ElementsAfterSelf(XName) Returns a filtered collection of the sibling elements after this node, in document order. Only elements that have a matching XName are included in the collection. (Inherited from XNode.)
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library ElementsBeforeSelf() Returns a collection of the sibling elements before this node, in document order. (Inherited from XNode.)
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library ElementsBeforeSelf(XName) Returns a filtered collection of the sibling elements before this node, in document order. Only elements that have a matching XName are included in the collection. (Inherited from XNode.)
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library Equals(Object) Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library IsAfter Determines if the current node appears after a specified node in terms of document order. (Inherited from XNode.)
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library IsBefore Determines if the current node appears before a specified node in terms of document order. (Inherited from XNode.)
Protected method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library NodesAfterSelf Returns a collection of the sibling nodes after this node, in document order. (Inherited from XNode.)
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library NodesBeforeSelf Returns a collection of the sibling nodes before this node, in document order. (Inherited from XNode.)
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library Remove Removes this node from its parent. (Inherited from XNode.)
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library RemoveAnnotations(Type) Removes the annotations of the specified type from this XObject. (Inherited from XObject.)
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library RemoveAnnotations<T>() Removes the annotations of the specified type from this XObject. (Inherited from XObject.)
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library ReplaceWith(Object) Replaces this node with the specified content. (Inherited from XNode.)
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library ReplaceWith(Object[]) Replaces this node with the specified content. (Inherited from XNode.)
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library ToString() Returns the indented XML for this node. (Inherited from XNode.)
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library ToString(SaveOptions) Returns the XML for this node, optionally disabling formatting. (Inherited from XNode.)
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library WriteTo Writes this CDATA object to an XmlWriter. (Overrides XText.WriteTo(XmlWriter).)
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Events
  Name Description
Public event Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library Changed Raised when this XObject or any of its descendants have changed. (Inherited from XObject.)
Public event Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library Changing Raised when this XObject or any of its descendants are about to change. (Inherited from XObject.)
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Extension Methods
  Name Description
Public Extension Method CreateNavigator() Overloaded. Creates an XPathNavigator for an XNode. (Defined by Extensions.)
Public Extension Method CreateNavigator(XmlNameTable) Overloaded. Creates an XPathNavigator for an XNode. The XmlNameTable enables more efficient XPath expression processing. (Defined by Extensions.)
Public Extension Method XPathEvaluate(String) Overloaded. Evaluates an XPath expression. (Defined by Extensions.)
Public Extension Method XPathEvaluate(String, IXmlNamespaceResolver) Overloaded. Evaluates an XPath expression, resolving namespace prefixes using the specified IXmlNamespaceResolver. (Defined by Extensions.)
Public Extension Method XPathSelectElement(String) Overloaded. Selects an XElement using a XPath expression. (Defined by Extensions.)
Public Extension Method XPathSelectElement(String, IXmlNamespaceResolver) Overloaded. Selects an XElement using a XPath expression, resolving namespace prefixes using the specified IXmlNamespaceResolver. (Defined by Extensions.)
Public Extension Method XPathSelectElements(String) Overloaded. Selects a collection of elements using an XPath expression. (Defined by Extensions.)
Public Extension Method XPathSelectElements(String, IXmlNamespaceResolver) Overloaded. Selects a collection of elements using an XPath expression, resolving namespace prefixes using the specified IXmlNamespaceResolver. (Defined by Extensions.)
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Explicit Interface Implementations
  Name Description
Explicit interface implemetation Private method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library IXmlLineInfo.HasLineInfo Gets a value indicating whether or not this XObject has line information. (Inherited from XObject.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private property Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library IXmlLineInfo.LineNumber Gets the line number that the underlying XmlReader reported for this XObject. (Inherited from XObject.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private property Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library IXmlLineInfo.LinePosition Gets the line position that the underlying XmlReader reported for this XObject. (Inherited from XObject.)
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Remarks

An XML CDATA section allows you to store almost any arbitrary string as the contents of an XML element. This class represents the XML concept of a CDATA text node.

This class derives from XText, which represents XML text. CDATA sections are special cases of XML text.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library
Platforms

Windows 8 Release Preview, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
See Also

Reference

System.Xml.Linq Namespace

Other Resources

LINQ to XML