XElement Explicit Conversion (XElement to Nullable<Single>)
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Cast the value of this XElement to a Nullable<T> of Single.
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 Single)
public static explicit operator Nullable<float> (
XElement element
)
Parameters
- element
Type: System.Xml.Linq.XElement
The XElement to cast to Nullable<T> of Single.
Return Value
Type: System.Nullable<Single>
A Nullable<T> of Single that contains the content of this XElement.
Examples
The following example creates an element with single precision floating point content. It then retrieves the value by casting to Nullable<T> of Single.
Dim output As New StringBuilder
Dim root As XElement = _
<Root>
<Value>3.402823e38</Value>
</Root>
Dim value As Nullable(Of Single) = CType(root.Element("Value"), Nullable(Of Single))
output.Append(String.Format("Nullable Single: value={0}", IIf(value.HasValue, _
value.ToString(), "null")))
output.Append(Environment.NewLine)
OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString()
StringBuilder output = new StringBuilder();
XElement root = new XElement("Root",
new XElement("Value", 3.402823e38)
);
float? value = (float?)root.Element("Value");
output.Append("Nullable Single: value=" + value == null ? "null" : value.ToString());
output.Append(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.
See Also