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XElement Explicit Conversion (XElement to DateTimeOffset)

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Cast the value of this XAttribute to a DateTimeOffset.

This API is not CLS-compliant. 

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Narrowing Operator CType ( _
    element As XElement _
) As DateTimeOffset

public static explicit operator DateTimeOffset (
    XElement element
)

Parameters

Return Value

Type: System.DateTimeOffset
A DateTimeOffset that contains the content of this XElement.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
FormatException

The element does not contain a valid DateTimeOffset value.
ArgumentNullException

The element parameter is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

This conversion operator uses the XmlConvert class to do the conversion.

Examples

The following example creates an element with date and time content. It then casts to DateTimeOffset to retrieve the value.

Dim output As New StringBuilder
Dim root As XElement = _
    <Root>
        <Child><%= New DateTimeOffset(New DateTime(2006, 10, 6, 12, 30, 0)) %></Child>
    </Root>
output.Append(root)
output.Append(Environment.NewLine)

Dim dt As DateTimeOffset = CType(root.<Child>(0), DateTimeOffset)
output.Append(String.Format("dt={0}", dt))
output.Append(Environment.NewLine)

OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString()

StringBuilder output = new StringBuilder();
XElement root = new XElement("Root",
    new XElement("Child", new DateTimeOffset(new DateTime(2006, 10, 6, 12, 30, 0)))
);
output.Append(root + Environment.NewLine);

DateTimeOffset dt = (DateTimeOffset)root.Element("Child");
output.Append("dt=" + dt + Environment.NewLine);

OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString();

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: Xbox 360, 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.