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11/17/2011

XmlDictionary Class

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Implements a dictionary used to optimize Silverlight 5's XML reader/writer implementations.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
System.Xml.XmlDictionary

Namespace: System.Xml
Assembly: System.Runtime.Serialization (in System.Runtime.Serialization.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Class XmlDictionary _
    Implements IXmlDictionary

public class XmlDictionary : IXmlDictionary

The XmlDictionary type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	XmlDictionary()	Creates an empty XmlDictionary.
	XmlDictionary(Int32)	Creates a XmlDictionary with an initial capacity.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	Empty	Gets a static empty IXmlDictionary.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Add	Adds a string to the XmlDictionary.
	Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
	TryLookup(Int32, XmlDictionaryString%)	Attempts to look up an entry in the dictionary.
	TryLookup(String, XmlDictionaryString%)	Checks the dictionary for a specified string value.
	TryLookup(XmlDictionaryString, XmlDictionaryString%)	Checks the dictionary for a specified XmlDictionaryString.

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Remarks

Dictionaries establish a mapping between commonly appearing text strings and integers, and provide an effective mechanism for compressing and decompressing XML.

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: 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.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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