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11/17/2011

XElement.Load Method (TextReader)

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function Load ( _
    textReader As TextReader _
) As XElement

public static XElement Load(
    TextReader textReader
)

Parameters

textReader
Type: System.IO.TextReader
A TextReader that will be read for the XElement content.

Return Value

Type: System.Xml.Linq.XElement
An XElement that contains the XML that was read from the specified TextReader.

Remarks

This method reads the XML into the XML tree. It discards all insignificant white space in the file. If you want to control load options, use the Load overload that takes LoadOptions as a parameter.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

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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