XPathNavigator.Compile Method

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Compiles a string representing an XPath expression and returns an XPathExpression object.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overridable Function Compile ( _
    xpath As String _
) As XPathExpression
public virtual XPathExpression Compile(
    string xpath
)

Parameters

  • xpath
    Type: System.String
    A string representing an XPath expression.

Return Value

Type: System.Xml.XPath.XPathExpression
An XPathExpression object representing the XPath expression.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4

Platforms

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