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11/18/2011

Extensions.XPathSelectElement Method (XNode, String)

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Selects an XElement using a XPath expression.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<ExtensionAttribute> _
Public Shared Function XPathSelectElement ( _
    node As XNode, _
    expression As String _
) As XElement

public static XElement XPathSelectElement(
    this XNode node,
    string expression
)

Parameters

node
Type: System.Xml.Linq.XNode
The XNode on which to evaluate the XPath expression.

expression
Type: System.String
A String that contains an XPath expression.

Return Value

Type: System.Xml.Linq.XElement
An XElement, or null.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type XNode. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter.

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.

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