XDeclaration Class
Represents an XML declaration.
Assembly: System.Xml.Linq (in System.Xml.Linq.dll)
The XDeclaration type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() | XDeclaration(XDeclaration) | Initializes a new instance of the XDeclaration class from another XDeclaration object. |
![]() ![]() | XDeclaration(String, String, String) | Initializes a new instance of the XDeclaration class with the specified version, encoding, and standalone status. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() | Encoding | Gets or sets the encoding for this document. |
![]() ![]() | Standalone | Gets or sets the standalone property for this document. |
![]() ![]() | Version | Gets or sets the version property for this document. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() | Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() ![]() | Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() ![]() | GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() ![]() | GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() ![]() | MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() ![]() | ToString | Provides the declaration as a formatted string. (Overrides Object::ToString().) |
An XML declaration is used to declare the XML version, the encoding, and whether or not the XML document is standalone. This class represents the XML concept of an XML declaration.
Just as in the XML standard, declarations are associated with a document. When you create a document, you have the option to specify the declaration for the document. The XDocument class contains the Declaration property, which allows you to set or get the declaration. For information about how to serialize an XML tree with an XML declaration, see Serializing with an XML Declaration.
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
