XElement Constructor (XName^, Object^)
Initializes a new instance of the XElement class with the specified name and content.
Assembly: System.Xml.Linq (in System.Xml.Linq.dll)
Parameters
- name
-
Type:
System.Xml.Linq::XName^
An XName that contains the element name.
- content
-
Type:
System::Object^
The contents of the element.
This constructor creates an element with the specified content and attributes.
There is an implicit conversion from string to XName. Typical use of this constructor is to specify a string as the parameter instead of creating a new XName.
When creating an element in a namespace, typical use is to use the addition operator overload with an XNamespace and a string to create an XName. For more information, see Working with XML Namespaces.
For details about the valid content that can be passed to this constructor, see Valid Content of XElement and XDocument Objects1.
The following example creates an XML tree. The content of the new element comes from a LINQ query.
This example produces the following output:
<Root>
<Child3>3</Child3>
<Child4>4</Child4>
<Child5>5</Child5>
</Root>
The following example creates an XML tree with a variety of types of content.
This example produces the following output:
<Root>Some text</Root>
<Root>
<NewChild>n</NewChild>
</Root>
<Root NewAttribute="n" />
<Root>12.345</Root>
<Root>2006-10-06T12:30:00</Root>
<Root>abcdefghi</Root>
<Root>
<NewChild1>1</NewChild1>
<NewChild2>2</NewChild2>
<NewChild3>3</NewChild3>
</Root>
<Root NewAtt1="1" NewAtt2="2" NewAtt3="3" />
The following example creates an XML tree in a namespace.
This example produces the following output:
<Root xmlns="http://www.adventure-works.com">
<Child>child content</Child>
</Root>
The following example creates an XML tree with nested namespaces.
This example produces the following output:
<Root xmlns="http://www.adventure-works.com">
<Child xmlns="www.fourthcoffee.com">
<DifferentChild xmlns="http://www.adventure-works.com">other content</DifferentChild>
</Child>
</Root>
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