XContainer Class

Definition

Namespace:

System.Xml.Linq

Assembly:

System.Xml.XDocument.dll

Source:

XContainer.cs

Represents a node that can contain other nodes.

public ref class XContainer abstract : System::Xml::Linq::XNode

public abstract class XContainer : System.Xml.Linq.XNode

type XContainer = class
    inherit XNode

Public MustInherit Class XContainer
Inherits XNode

Inheritance

Object

XObject

XNode

XContainer

Derived

System.Xml.Linq.XDocument

System.Xml.Linq.XElement

Remarks

This class provides functionality such as finding the next or previous sibling node, or enumerating the direct children of a node.

The two classes that derive from XContainer are XDocument and XElement.

Properties

BaseUri	Gets the base URI for this XObject. (Inherited from XObject)
Document	Gets the XDocument for this XObject. (Inherited from XObject)
FirstNode	Gets the first child node of this node.
LastNode	Gets the last child node of this node.
NextNode	Gets the next sibling node of this node. (Inherited from XNode)
NodeType	Gets the node type for this XObject. (Inherited from XObject)
Parent	Gets the parent XElement of this XObject. (Inherited from XObject)
PreviousNode	Gets the previous sibling node of this node. (Inherited from XNode)

Methods

Add(Object)	Adds the specified content as children of this XContainer.
Add(Object[])	Adds the specified content as children of this XContainer.
AddAfterSelf(Object)	Adds the specified content immediately after this node. (Inherited from XNode)
AddAfterSelf(Object[])	Adds the specified content immediately after this node. (Inherited from XNode)
AddAnnotation(Object)	Adds an object to the annotation list of this XObject. (Inherited from XObject)
AddBeforeSelf(Object)	Adds the specified content immediately before this node. (Inherited from XNode)
AddBeforeSelf(Object[])	Adds the specified content immediately before this node. (Inherited from XNode)
AddFirst(Object)	Adds the specified content as the first children of this document or element.
AddFirst(Object[])	Adds the specified content as the first children of this document or element.
Ancestors()	Returns a collection of the ancestor elements of this node. (Inherited from XNode)
Ancestors(XName)	Returns a filtered collection of the ancestor elements of this node. Only elements that have a matching XName are included in the collection. (Inherited from XNode)
Annotation(Type)	Gets the first annotation object of the specified type from this XObject. (Inherited from XObject)
Annotation<T>()	Gets the first annotation object of the specified type from this XObject. (Inherited from XObject)
Annotations(Type)	Gets a collection of annotations of the specified type for this XObject. (Inherited from XObject)
Annotations<T>()	Gets a collection of annotations of the specified type for this XObject. (Inherited from XObject)
CreateReader()	Creates an XmlReader for this node. (Inherited from XNode)
CreateReader(ReaderOptions)	Creates an XmlReader with the options specified by the readerOptions parameter. (Inherited from XNode)
CreateWriter()	Creates an XmlWriter that can be used to add nodes to the XContainer.
DescendantNodes()	Returns a collection of the descendant nodes for this document or element, in document order.
Descendants()	Returns a collection of the descendant elements for this document or element, in document order.
Descendants(XName)	Returns a filtered collection of the descendant elements for this document or element, in document order. Only elements that have a matching XName are included in the collection.
Element(XName)	Gets the first (in document order) child element with the specified XName.
Elements()	Returns a collection of the child elements of this element or document, in document order.
Elements(XName)	Returns a filtered collection of the child elements of this element or document, in document order. Only elements that have a matching XName are included in the collection.
ElementsAfterSelf()	Returns a collection of the sibling elements after this node, in document order. (Inherited from XNode)
ElementsAfterSelf(XName)	Returns a filtered collection of the sibling elements after this node, in document order. Only elements that have a matching XName are included in the collection. (Inherited from XNode)
ElementsBeforeSelf()	Returns a collection of the sibling elements before this node, in document order. (Inherited from XNode)
ElementsBeforeSelf(XName)	Returns a filtered collection of the sibling elements before this node, in document order. Only elements that have a matching XName are included in the collection. (Inherited from XNode)
Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object)
GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object)
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
IsAfter(XNode)	Determines if the current node appears after a specified node in terms of document order. (Inherited from XNode)
IsBefore(XNode)	Determines if the current node appears before a specified node in terms of document order. (Inherited from XNode)
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
Nodes()	Returns a collection of the child nodes of this element or document, in document order.
NodesAfterSelf()	Returns a collection of the sibling nodes after this node, in document order. (Inherited from XNode)
NodesBeforeSelf()	Returns a collection of the sibling nodes before this node, in document order. (Inherited from XNode)
Remove()	Removes this node from its parent. (Inherited from XNode)
RemoveAnnotations(Type)	Removes the annotations of the specified type from this XObject. (Inherited from XObject)
RemoveAnnotations<T>()	Removes the annotations of the specified type from this XObject. (Inherited from XObject)
RemoveNodes()	Removes the child nodes from this document or element.
ReplaceNodes(Object)	Replaces the children nodes of this document or element with the specified content.
ReplaceNodes(Object[])	Replaces the children nodes of this document or element with the specified content.
ReplaceWith(Object)	Replaces this node with the specified content. (Inherited from XNode)
ReplaceWith(Object[])	Replaces this node with the specified content. (Inherited from XNode)
ToString()	Returns the indented XML for this node. (Inherited from XNode)
ToString(SaveOptions)	Returns the XML for this node, optionally disabling formatting. (Inherited from XNode)
WriteTo(XmlWriter)	Writes this node to an XmlWriter. (Inherited from XNode)
WriteToAsync(XmlWriter, CancellationToken)	Writes the current node to an XmlWriter. (Inherited from XNode)

Events

Changed	Raised when this XObject or any of its descendants have changed. (Inherited from XObject)
Changing	Raised when this XObject or any of its descendants are about to change. (Inherited from XObject)

Explicit Interface Implementations

IXmlLineInfo.HasLineInfo()	Gets a value indicating whether or not this XObject has line information. (Inherited from XObject)
IXmlLineInfo.LineNumber	Gets the line number that the underlying XmlReader reported for this XObject. (Inherited from XObject)
IXmlLineInfo.LinePosition	Gets the line position that the underlying XmlReader reported for this XObject. (Inherited from XObject)

Extension Methods

CreateNavigator(XNode)	Creates an XPathNavigator for an XNode.
CreateNavigator(XNode, XmlNameTable)	Creates an XPathNavigator for an XNode. The XmlNameTable enables more efficient XPath expression processing.
XPathEvaluate(XNode, String)	Evaluates an XPath expression.
XPathEvaluate(XNode, String, IXmlNamespaceResolver)	Evaluates an XPath expression, resolving namespace prefixes using the specified IXmlNamespaceResolver.
XPathSelectElement(XNode, String)	Selects an XElement using a XPath expression.
XPathSelectElement(XNode, String, IXmlNamespaceResolver)	Selects an XElement using a XPath expression, resolving namespace prefixes using the specified IXmlNamespaceResolver.
XPathSelectElements(XNode, String)	Selects a collection of elements using an XPath expression.
XPathSelectElements(XNode, String, IXmlNamespaceResolver)	Selects a collection of elements using an XPath expression, resolving namespace prefixes using the specified IXmlNamespaceResolver.
ToXPathNavigable(XNode)	Returns an accessor that allows you to navigate and edit the specified XNode.

See also

• LINQ to XML overview
• How to chain axis method calls