XPathExpression Class
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Provides a typed class that represents a compiled XPath expression.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
System.Xml.XPath.XPathExpression
Namespace: System.Xml.XPath
Assembly: System.Xml.XPath (in System.Xml.XPath.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public MustInherit Class XPathExpression
public abstract class XPathExpression
The XPathExpression type exposes the following members.
Properties
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Expression | When overridden in a derived class, gets a string representation of the XPathExpression. |
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ReturnType | When overridden in a derived class, gets the result type of the XPath expression. |
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Methods
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AddSort(Object, IComparer) | When overridden in a derived class, sorts the nodes selected by the XPath expression according to the specified IComparer object. |
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AddSort(Object, XmlSortOrder, XmlCaseOrder, String, XmlDataType) | When overridden in a derived class, sorts the nodes selected by the XPath expression according to the supplied parameters. |
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Clone | When overridden in a derived class, returns a clone of this XPathExpression. |
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Compile(String) | Compiles the XPath expression specified and returns an XPathExpression object representing the XPath expression. |
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Compile(String, IXmlNamespaceResolver) | Compiles the specified XPath expression, with the IXmlNamespaceResolver object specified for namespace resolution, and returns an XPathExpression object that represents the XPath expression. |
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Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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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.) |
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GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
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GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
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MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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SetContext(IXmlNamespaceResolver) | When overridden in a derived class, specifies the IXmlNamespaceResolver object to use for namespace resolution. |
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SetContext(XmlNamespaceManager) | When overridden in a derived class, specifies the XmlNamespaceManager object to use for namespace resolution. |
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ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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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.
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.