XElement Explicit Conversion (XElement^ to DateTime)
Assembly: System.Xml.Linq (in System.Xml.Linq.dll)
Parameters
- element
- Type: System.Xml.Linq::XElement^
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| FormatException | The element does not contain a valid DateTime value. |
| ArgumentNullException | The element parameter is null. |
The value space of an attribute or element that contains date and time content is closely related to the dates and times described in ISO 8601. When creating an attribute or element that contains date and time content, the attribute or element values are formatted per the W3C specification. See the W3C specification for more details.
Behavior is lax when casting to a DateTime from an attribute or element. Even if the attribute or element value is not formatted exactly per the W3C specification, the value is appropriately converted to a DateTime.
This conversion operator uses CultureInfo::InvariantCulture to convert from a DateTime.
The following example creates an element with date and time content. It then casts it to DateTime to retrieve the value.
This example produces the following output:
<Root>2006-10-06T12:30:00</Root>
dt=10/6/2006 12:30:00 PM
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<OrderDate>October 6, 2006</OrderDate>
orderDate=10/6/2006
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