XDocument Class
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Represents an XML document.
System::Object
System.Xml.Linq::XObject
System.Xml.Linq::XNode
System.Xml.Linq::XContainer
System.Xml.Linq::XDocument
System.Xml.Linq::XObject
System.Xml.Linq::XNode
System.Xml.Linq::XContainer
System.Xml.Linq::XDocument
Assembly: System.Xml.Linq (in System.Xml.Linq.dll)
The XDocument type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | XDocument() | Initializes a new instance of the XDocument class. |
| XDocument(array<Object>) | Initializes a new instance of the XDocument class with the specified content. |
| XDocument(XDocument) | Initializes a new instance of the XDocument class from an existing XDocument object. |
| XDocument(XDeclaration, array<Object>) | Initializes a new instance of the XDocument class with the specified XDeclaration and content. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | BaseUri | Gets the base URI for this XObject. (Inherited from XObject.) |
| Declaration | Gets or sets the XML declaration for this document. |
| Document | Gets the XDocument for this XObject. (Inherited from XObject.) |
| DocumentType | Gets the Document Type Definition (DTD) for this document. |
| FirstNode | Get the first child node of this node. (Inherited from XContainer.) |
| LastNode | Get the last child node of this node. (Inherited from XContainer.) |
| NextNode | Gets the next sibling node of this node. (Inherited from XNode.) |
| NodeType | Gets the node type for this node. (Overrides XObject::NodeType.) |
| Parent | Gets the parent XElement of this XObject. (Inherited from XObject.) |
| PreviousNode | Gets the previous sibling node of this node. (Inherited from XNode.) |
| Root | Gets the root element of the XML Tree for this document. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Add(Object) | Adds the specified content as children of this XContainer. (Inherited from XContainer.) |
| Add(array<Object>) | Adds the specified content as children of this XContainer. (Inherited from XContainer.) |
| 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 | Adds an object to the annotation list of this XObject. (Inherited from XObject.) |
| 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.) |
| AddFirst(Object) | Adds the specified content as the first children of this document or element. (Inherited from XContainer.) |
| AddFirst(array<Object>) | Adds the specified content as the first children of this document or element. (Inherited from XContainer.) |
| Ancestors() | Returns a collection of the ancestor elements of this node. (Inherited from XNode.) |
| Ancestors(XName) | Returns a filtered collection of the ancestor elements of this node. Only elements that have a matching XName are included in the collection. (Inherited from XNode.) |
| Annotation(Type) | Gets the first annotation object of the specified type from this XObject. (Inherited from XObject.) |
| Annotation<T>() | Get the first annotation object of the specified type from this XObject. (Inherited from XObject.) |
| Annotations(Type) | Gets a collection of annotations of the specified type for this XObject. (Inherited from XObject.) |
| Annotations<T>() | Gets a collection of annotations of the specified type for this XObject. (Inherited from XObject.) |
| CreateReader() | Creates an XmlReader for this node. (Inherited from XNode.) |
| CreateReader(ReaderOptions) | Creates an XmlReader for this node. (Inherited from XNode.) |
| CreateWriter | Creates an XmlWriter that can be used to add nodes to the XContainer. (Inherited from XContainer.) |
| DescendantNodes | Returns a collection of the descendant nodes for this document or element, in document order. (Inherited from XContainer.) |
| Descendants() | Returns a collection of the descendant elements for this document or element, in document order. (Inherited from XContainer.) |
| Descendants(XName) | Returns a filtered collection of the descendant elements for this document or element, in document order. Only elements that have a matching XName are included in the collection. (Inherited from XContainer.) |
| Element | Gets the first (in document order) child element with the specified XName. (Inherited from XContainer.) |
| Elements() | Returns a collection of the child elements of this element or document, in document order. (Inherited from XContainer.) |
| Elements(XName) | Returns a filtered collection of the child elements of this element or document, in document order. Only elements that have a matching XName are included in the collection. (Inherited from XContainer.) |
| ElementsAfterSelf() | Returns a collection of the sibling elements after this node, in document order. (Inherited from XNode.) |
| ElementsAfterSelf(XName) | Returns a filtered collection of the sibling elements after this node, in document order. Only elements that have a matching XName are included in the collection. (Inherited from XNode.) |
| ElementsBeforeSelf() | Returns a collection of the sibling elements before this node, in document order. (Inherited from XNode.) |
| ElementsBeforeSelf(XName) | Returns a filtered collection of the sibling elements before this node, in document order. Only elements that have a matching XName are included in the collection. (Inherited from XNode.) |
| 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 the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
| IsAfter | Determines if the current node appears after a specified node in terms of document order. (Inherited from XNode.) |
| IsBefore | Determines if the current node appears before a specified node in terms of document order. (Inherited from XNode.) |
 | Load(Stream) | Creates a new XDocument instance using the specified stream. |
| Load(String) | Creates a new XDocument from a file located in the application's XAP package. |
| Load(TextReader) | Creates a new XDocument from a TextReader. |
| Load(XmlReader) | Creates a new XDocument from an XmlReader. |
| Load(Stream, LoadOptions) | Creates a new XDocument instance using the specified stream, optionally preserving white space, setting the base URI, and retaining line information. |
| Load(String, LoadOptions) | Creates a new XDocument from a file located in the application's XAP package, optionally preserving white space, setting the base URI, and retaining line information. |
| Load(TextReader, LoadOptions) | Creates a new XDocument from a TextReader, optionally preserving white space, setting the base URI, and retaining line information. |
| Load(XmlReader, LoadOptions) | Creates a new XDocument from an XmlReader, optionally setting the base URI, and retaining line information. |
| MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| Nodes | Returns a collection of the child nodes of this element or document, in document order. (Inherited from XContainer.) |
| 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.) |
| Parse(String) | Creates a new XDocument from a string. |
| Parse(String, LoadOptions) | Creates a new XDocument from a string, optionally preserving white space, setting the base URI, and retaining line information. |
| Remove | Removes this node from its parent. (Inherited from XNode.) |
| RemoveAnnotations(Type) | Removes the annotations of the specified type from this XObject. (Inherited from XObject.) |
| RemoveAnnotations<T>() | Removes the annotations of the specified type from this XObject. (Inherited from XObject.) |
| RemoveNodes | Removes the child nodes from this document or element. (Inherited from XContainer.) |
| ReplaceNodes(Object) | Replaces the children nodes of this document or element with the specified content. (Inherited from XContainer.) |
| ReplaceNodes(array<Object>) | Replaces the children nodes of this document or element with the specified content. (Inherited from XContainer.) |
| 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.) |
| Save(Stream) | Outputs this XDocument to the specified Stream. |
| Save(TextWriter) | Serialize this XDocument to a TextWriter. |
| Save(XmlWriter) | Serialize this XDocument to an XmlWriter. |
| Save(Stream, SaveOptions) | Outputs this XDocument to the specified Stream, optionally specifying formatting behavior. |
| Save(TextWriter, SaveOptions) | Serialize this XDocument to a TextWriter, optionally disabling formatting. |
| 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 | Write this document to an XmlWriter. (Overrides XNode::WriteTo(XmlWriter).) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
  | IXmlLineInfo::HasLineInfo | Gets a value indicating whether or not this XObject has line information. (Inherited from XObject.) |
 | IXmlLineInfo::LineNumber | Gets the line number that the underlying XmlReader reported for this XObject. (Inherited from XObject.) |
| IXmlLineInfo::LinePosition | Gets the line position that the underlying XmlReader reported for this XObject. (Inherited from XObject.) |
For more information about the valid content of an XDocument, see Valid Content of XElement and XDocument Objects in the .NET Framework documentation.
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