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XPathExpression.Compile Method (String)

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Compiles the XPath expression specified and returns an XPathExpression object representing the XPath expression.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function Compile ( _
    xpath As String _
) As XPathExpression
public static XPathExpression Compile(
    string xpath
)

Parameters

Return Value

Type: System.Xml.XPath.XPathExpression
An XPathExpression object.

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.