Explicit Conversion (XElement to DateTimeOffset)

XElement Narrowing Conversion (XElement to DateTimeOffset)

[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]

Cast the value of this XAttribute to a DateTimeOffset.

This API is not CLS-compliant. 

Namespace:  System.Xml.Linq
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.

Return Value

Type: System.DateTimeOffset
A DateTimeOffset that contains the content of this XElement.

ExceptionCondition
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()


Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1, 7.0

Windows Phone

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