XElement Explicit Conversion (XElement to Nullable<Int32>)
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Cast the value of this XElement to a Nullable<T> of Int32.
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 Nullable(Of Integer)
public static explicit operator Nullable<int> (
XElement element
)
Parameters
- element
Type: System.Xml.Linq.XElement
The XElement to cast to Nullable<T> of Int32.
Return Value
Type: System.Nullable<Int32>
A Nullable<T> of Int32 that contains the content of this XElement.
Examples
The following example creates an element with unsigned integer content. It then retrieves the value by casting to Nullable<T> of Int32.
XElement root = new XElement("Root",
new XElement("Value", 2147483647)
);
int? value = (int?)root.Element("Value");
Dim root As XElement = _
<Root>
<Value>2147483647</Value>
</Root>
Dim value As Nullable(Of Integer) = CType(root.Element("Value"), Nullable(Of Integer))
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.
See Also