1 out of 1 rated this helpful - Rate this topic

XElement.SetValue Method

.NET Framework 3.5

Other Versions

Sets the value of this element.

Namespace: System.Xml.Linq
Assembly: System.Xml.Linq (in System.Xml.Linq.dll)

Syntax

C++

JScript

'Declaration
Public Sub SetValue ( _
	value As Object _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As XElement 
Dim value As Object

instance.SetValue(value)

Parameters

value: Type: System.Object
The value to assign to this element. The value is converted to its string representation and assigned to the Value property.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	The value is Nothing.
ArgumentException	The value is an XObject.

Remarks

This method will raise the Changed and the Changing events.

It is invalid to pass an instance of a class that derives from XObject, such as XElement.

Examples

The following example creates an element that contains a child element. It then sets the value of the element using this method.

Dim root As XElement = _ 
        <Root>
            <Child>child content</Child>
        </Root>

root.SetValue("new content")
Console.WriteLine(root)

This example produces the following output:

xmlLang

<Root>new content</Root>

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Xbox 360, Zune

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

Version Information