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XmlReader.Create Method (TextReader, XmlReaderSettings, String)

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Creates a new XmlReader instance using the specified TextReader, XmlReaderSettings, and base URI.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function Create ( _
    input As TextReader, _
    settings As XmlReaderSettings, _
    baseUri As String _
) As XmlReader

public static XmlReader Create(
    TextReader input,
    XmlReaderSettings settings,
    string baseUri
)

Parameters

  • input
    Type: System.IO.TextReader
    The TextReader from which to read the XML data. Because a TextReader returns a stream of Unicode characters, the encoding specified in the XML declaration is not used by the XmlReader to decode the data stream.
  • baseUri
    Type: System.String
    The base URI for the entity or document being read. This value can be nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
    Security Note    The base URI is used to resolve the relative URI of the XML document. Do not use a base URI from an untrusted source.

Return Value

Type: System.Xml.XmlReader
An XmlReader object to read XML data.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
NullReferenceException

The input value is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

For information on working with resolvers, see Working with XmlXapResolver, Working with XmlPreloadedResolver.

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.