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XNamespace Implicit Conversion (String to XNamespace)

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Converts a string containing a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) to an XNamespace.

This API is not CLS-compliant. 

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Widening Operator CType ( _
    namespaceName As String _
) As XNamespace

public static implicit operator XNamespace (
    string namespaceName
)

Parameters

Return Value

Type: System.Xml.Linq.XNamespace
An XNamespace constructed from the URI string.

Examples

The following example shows the initialization of an XNamespace variable by assigning a string to it.

'add the following line to the the Imports section:
'Imports <xmlns="https://www.adventure-works.com">
Dim output As New StringBuilder
Dim aw As XNamespace = GetXmlNamespace()
output.Append(aw)
output.Append(Environment.NewLine)

OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString()

StringBuilder output = new StringBuilder();
XNamespace aw = "https://www.adventure-works.com";
output.Append(aw);

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.