XmlDictionary Class
Microsoft Silverlight will reach end of support after October 2021. Learn more.
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 | |
|---|---|---|
.gif "Public method") .gif "Supported by Silverlight for Windows Phone") |
XmlDictionary() | Creates an empty XmlDictionary. |
|
XmlDictionary(Int32) | Creates a XmlDictionary with an initial capacity. |
Top
.gif "Public property")
.gif "Static member")
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.) |
.gif "Protected method") |
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. |
Top
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.