XDocumentType Class
Represents an XML Document Type Definition (DTD).
Assembly: System.Xml.Linq (in System.Xml.Linq.dll)
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | XDocumentType(String^, String^, String^, String^) | Initializes an instance of the XDocumentType class. |
![]() | XDocumentType(XDocumentType^) | Initializes an instance of the XDocumentType class from another XDocumentType object. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | BaseUri | |
![]() | Document | |
![]() | InternalSubset | Gets or sets the internal subset for this Document Type Definition (DTD). |
![]() | Name | Gets or sets the name for this Document Type Definition (DTD). |
![]() | NextNode | Gets the next sibling node of this node.(Inherited from XNode.) |
![]() | NodeType | Gets the node type for this node.(Overrides XObject::NodeType.) |
![]() | Parent | |
![]() | PreviousNode | Gets the previous sibling node of this node.(Inherited from XNode.) |
![]() | PublicId | Gets or sets the public identifier for this Document Type Definition (DTD). |
![]() | SystemId | Gets or sets the system identifier for this Document Type Definition (DTD). |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | AddAfterSelf(Object^) | Adds the specified content immediately after this node.(Inherited from XNode.) |
![]() | AddAfterSelf(array<Object^>^) | Adds the specified content immediately after this node.(Inherited from XNode.) |
![]() | AddAnnotation(Object^) | |
![]() | AddBeforeSelf(Object^) | Adds the specified content immediately before this node.(Inherited from XNode.) |
![]() | AddBeforeSelf(array<Object^>^) | Adds the specified content immediately before this node.(Inherited from XNode.) |
![]() | Ancestors() | Returns a collection of the ancestor elements of this node.(Inherited from XNode.) |
![]() | Ancestors(XName^) | |
![]() | Annotation(Type^) | |
![]() | Annotation<T>() | |
![]() | Annotations(Type^) | |
![]() | Annotations<T>() | |
![]() | CreateReader() | |
![]() | CreateReader(ReaderOptions) | |
![]() | ElementsAfterSelf() | Returns a collection of the sibling elements after this node, in document order.(Inherited from XNode.) |
![]() | ElementsAfterSelf(XName^) | |
![]() | ElementsBeforeSelf() | Returns a collection of the sibling elements before this node, in document order.(Inherited from XNode.) |
![]() | ElementsBeforeSelf(XName^) | |
![]() | 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 the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetType() | |
![]() | IsAfter(XNode^) | Determines if the current node appears after a specified node in terms of document order.(Inherited from XNode.) |
![]() | IsBefore(XNode^) | Determines if the current node appears before a specified node in terms of document order.(Inherited from XNode.) |
![]() | MemberwiseClone() | |
![]() | NodesAfterSelf() | Returns a collection of the sibling nodes after this node, in document order.(Inherited from XNode.) |
![]() | NodesBeforeSelf() | Returns a collection of the sibling nodes before this node, in document order.(Inherited from XNode.) |
![]() | Remove() | Removes this node from its parent.(Inherited from XNode.) |
![]() | RemoveAnnotations(Type^) | |
![]() | RemoveAnnotations<T>() | |
![]() | ReplaceWith(Object^) | Replaces this node with the specified content.(Inherited from XNode.) |
![]() | ReplaceWith(array<Object^>^) | Replaces this node with the specified content.(Inherited from XNode.) |
![]() | ToString() | Returns the indented XML for this node.(Inherited from XNode.) |
![]() | ToString(SaveOptions) | Returns the XML for this node, optionally disabling formatting.(Inherited from XNode.) |
![]() | WriteTo(XmlWriter^) | Write this XDocumentType to an XmlWriter.(Overrides XNode::WriteTo(XmlWriter^).) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | CreateNavigator() | Overloaded. Creates an XPathNavigator for an XNode.(Defined by Extensions.) |
![]() | CreateNavigator(XmlNameTable^) | Overloaded. Creates an XPathNavigator for an XNode. The XmlNameTable enables more efficient XPath expression processing.(Defined by Extensions.) |
![]() | XPathEvaluate(String^) | Overloaded. Evaluates an XPath expression.(Defined by Extensions.) |
![]() | XPathEvaluate(String^, IXmlNamespaceResolver^) | Overloaded. Evaluates an XPath expression, resolving namespace prefixes using the specified IXmlNamespaceResolver.(Defined by Extensions.) |
![]() | XPathSelectElement(String^) | Overloaded. Selects an XElement using a XPath expression.(Defined by Extensions.) |
![]() | XPathSelectElement(String^, IXmlNamespaceResolver^) | Overloaded. Selects an XElement using a XPath expression, resolving namespace prefixes using the specified IXmlNamespaceResolver.(Defined by Extensions.) |
![]() | XPathSelectElements(String^) | Overloaded. Selects a collection of elements using an XPath expression.(Defined by Extensions.) |
![]() | XPathSelectElements(String^, IXmlNamespaceResolver^) | Overloaded. Selects a collection of elements using an XPath expression, resolving namespace prefixes using the specified IXmlNamespaceResolver.(Defined by Extensions.) |
Data Type Definitions (DTD) in XML are a way to do the following:
Validate XML trees to a limited extent.
Expand entities, which is a form of text replacement.
Supply default attributes.
This class represents the XML concept of a DTD.
DTD support in LINQ to XML is limited.
LINQ to XML will expand internal entities by default, but it will not resolve external entity references unless an XmlReader with an associated XmlResolver is used to load the XML tree.
LINQ to XML will not validate a document against a DTD, but you can use a validating XmlReader to perform DTD validation if necessary.
To validate an LINQ to XML tree against an XML schema, use the Validate method.
When a document contains entity references that are defined in a DTD, the references are expanded upon creation of the XML tree. However, when you serialize or save the XML tree, the content of the expanded entities is preserved; the entity references are not.
Default attributes from the DTD will be materialized as regular attributes in the XML tree. After a default attribute from the DTD is materialized, there is no way to determine that the attribute was a default attribute from the DTD.
You can populate an XML tree with an XML document that contains an internal DTD. The XML tree will then contain a DocumentType node. When you serialize or save the tree, the internal DTD will also be saved as part of the document.
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 3.5
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
Any public static ( Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.






