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XPathNavigator.Evaluate Method (String)

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Evaluates the specified XPath expression and returns the typed result.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overridable Function Evaluate ( _
    xpath As String _
) As Object

public virtual Object Evaluate(
    string xpath
)

Parameters

  • xpath
    Type: System.String
    A string representing an XPath expression that can be evaluated.

Return Value

Type: System.Object
The result of the expression (Boolean, number, string, or node set). This maps to Boolean, Double, String, or XPathNodeIterator objects respectively.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.