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XElement::SetValue Method (Object^)

 

Sets the value of this element.

Namespace:   System.Xml.Linq
Assembly:  System.Xml.Linq (in System.Xml.Linq.dll)

public:
void SetValue(
	Object^ value
)

Parameters

value
Type: System::Object^

The value to assign to this element. The value is converted to its string representation and assigned to the Value property.

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

The value is null.

ArgumentException

The value is an XObject.

This method will raise the Changed and the Changing events.

It is invalid to pass an instance of a class that derives from XObject, such as XElement.

The following example creates an element that contains a child element. It then sets the value of the element using this method.

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

This example produces the following output:


<Root>new content</Root>

Universal Windows Platform
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
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