XObject.Document Property

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Gets the XDocument for this XObject.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property Document As XDocument
public XDocument Document { get; }

Property Value

Type: System.Xml.Linq.XDocument
The XDocument for this XObject.

Examples

The following example creates a document with some complex content. It then uses this property to retrieve the document for the Child element.

Dim output As New StringBuilder
Dim doc As XDocument = _
        <?xml version="1.0"?>
        <!--A comment in the document.-->
        <Root>
            <Child>content</Child>
        </Root>
Dim child As XElement = doc.Descendants("Child").First()
Dim documentOfChild As XDocument = child.Document
output.Append(documentOfChild.FirstNode)
output.Append(Environment.NewLine)

OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString()
StringBuilder output = new StringBuilder();
XDocument doc = new XDocument(
    new XComment("A comment in the document."),
    new XElement("Root",
        new XElement("Child", "content")
    )
);
XElement child = doc.Descendants("Child").First();
XDocument documentOfChild = child.Document;
output.Append(documentOfChild.FirstNode + Environment.NewLine);

OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString();

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: Xbox 360, 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.