XElement Narrowing Conversion (XElement to DateTimeOffset)
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Cast the value of this XAttribute to a DateTimeOffset.
Assembly: System.Xml.Linq (in System.Xml.Linq.dll)
'Declaration Public Shared Narrowing Operator CType ( _ element As XElement _ ) As DateTimeOffset
Parameters
- element
- Type: System.Xml.Linq.XElement
The XElement to cast to DateTimeOffset.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| FormatException | The element does not contain a valid DateTimeOffset value. |
| ArgumentNullException | The element parameter is Nothing. |
This conversion operator uses the XmlConvert class to do the conversion.
The following example creates an element with date and time content. It then casts to DateTimeOffset to retrieve the value.
Dim output As New StringBuilder Dim root As XElement = _ <Root> <Child><%= New DateTimeOffset(New DateTime(2006, 10, 6, 12, 30, 0)) %></Child> </Root> output.Append(root) output.Append(Environment.NewLine) Dim dt As DateTimeOffset = CType(root.<Child>(0), DateTimeOffset) output.Append(String.Format("dt={0}", dt)) output.Append(Environment.NewLine) OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString()
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