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

  Name Description
Public property Expression When overridden in a derived class, gets a string representation of the XPathExpression.
Public property ReturnType When overridden in a derived class, gets the result type of the XPath expression.

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Methods

  Name Description
Public method AddSort(Object, IComparer) When overridden in a derived class, sorts the nodes selected by the XPath expression according to the specified IComparer object.
Public method 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.
Public method Clone When overridden in a derived class, returns a clone of this XPathExpression.
Public methodStatic member Compile(String) Compiles the XPath expression specified and returns an XPathExpression object representing the XPath expression.
Public methodStatic member 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.
Public method Equals(Object) Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
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.)
Public method GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method SetContext(IXmlNamespaceResolver) When overridden in a derived class, specifies the IXmlNamespaceResolver object to use for namespace resolution.
Public method SetContext(XmlNamespaceManager) When overridden in a derived class, specifies the XmlNamespaceManager object to use for namespace resolution.
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4

Platforms

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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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