XPathDocument Constructor (String) (System.Xml.XPath)

.NET Framework Class Library

XPathDocument Constructor (String)

Initializes a new instance of the XPathDocument class from the XML data in the specified file.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Sub New ( _
    uri As String _
)

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim uri As String

Dim instance As New XPathDocument(uri)

public XPathDocument(
    string uri
)

Visual C++

public:
XPathDocument(
    String^ uri
)

JScript

public function XPathDocument(
    uri : String
)

Parameters

uri: Type: System..::.String
The path of the file that contains the XML data.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
XmlException	An error was encountered in the XML data. The XPathDocument remains empty.
ArgumentNullException	The file path parameter is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

To preserve white space, use the XPathDocument constructor that accepts an XmlSpace object as a parameter.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

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

.NET Framework

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

Reference

XPathDocument Class

XPathDocument Members

XPathDocument Overload

System.Xml.XPath Namespace