Value of type 'type1' cannot be converted to 'type2'

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Value of type 'type1' cannot be converted to 'type2'. You can use the 'Value' property to get the string value of the first element of '<parentElement>'.

An attempt has been made to implicitly cast an XML literal to a specific type. The XML literal cannot be implicitly cast to the specified type.

Error ID: BC31194

To correct this error

  • Use the Value property of the XML literal to reference its value as a String. Use the CType function, another type conversion function, or the Convert class to cast the value as the specified type.

See Also

Reference

Convert

Type Conversion Functions (Visual Basic)

Other Resources

XML Literals (Visual Basic)

XML in Visual Basic