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XmlDocument::DocumentElement Property
Visual Studio 2010
Gets the root XmlElement for the document.
Assembly: System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)
Property Value
Type: System.Xml::XmlElementThe XmlElement that represents the root of the XML document tree. If no root exists, nullptr is returned.
The following example displays the root element of the XML document.
#using <System.Xml.dll> using namespace System; using namespace System::IO; using namespace System::Xml; int main() { //Create the XmlDocument. XmlDocument^ doc = gcnew XmlDocument; doc->LoadXml( "<?xml version='1.0' ?><book genre='novel' ISBN='1-861001-57-5'><title>Pride And Prejudice</title></book>" ); //Display the document element. Console::WriteLine( doc->DocumentElement->OuterXml ); }
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
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