XDocument.Parse Method (String, LoadOptions)
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Creates a new XDocument from a string, optionally preserving white space, setting the base URI, and retaining line information.
Namespace: System.Xml.Linq
Assembly: System.Xml.Linq (in System.Xml.Linq.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Shared Function Parse ( _
text As String, _
options As LoadOptions _
) As XDocument
public static XDocument Parse(
string text,
LoadOptions options
)
Parameters
- text
Type: System.String
A string that contains XML.
- options
Type: System.Xml.Linq.LoadOptions
A LoadOptions that specifies white space behavior, and whether to load base URI and line information.
Return Value
Type: System.Xml.Linq.XDocument
An XDocument populated from the string that contains XML.
Remarks
If the source XML is indented, setting the PreserveWhitespace flag in options causes the reader to read all white space in the source XML. Nodes of type XText are created for both significant and insignificant white space.
If the source XML is indented, not setting the PreserveWhitespace flag in options causes the reader to ignore all of the insignificant white space in the source XML. The XML tree is created without any text nodes for insignificant white space.
If the source XML is not indented, setting the PreserveWhitespace flag in options has no effect. Significant white space is still preserved, and there are no spans of insignificant white space that could cause the creation of more white space text nodes.
Setting SetBaseUri is not valid when parsing from a String.
There is a performance penalty if you set the SetLineInfo flag.
The line information is accurate immediately after loading the XML document. If you modify the XML tree after loading the document, the line information may become meaningless.
LINQ to XML's loading functionality is built upon XmlReader. Therefore, you might catch any exceptions that are thrown by the XmlReader.Create overload methods and the XmlReader methods that read and parse the document.
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