XmlExtensionsFormat Method

Formats the contents of an XML element and returns the result.

Namespace: GSF.Xml
Assembly: GSF.Core (in GSF.Core.dll) Version: 2.4.181-beta

Syntax

public static Object Format(
	this XElement element
)

<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Function Format ( 
	element As XElement
) As Object

public:
[ExtensionAttribute]
static Object^ Format(
	XElement^ element
)

[<ExtensionAttribute>]
static member Format : 
        element : XElement -> Object

GSF.Xml.XmlExtensions.Format = function(element);

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Parameters

element XElement: The elements whose contents are to be formatted.

Return Value

Object
The formatted contents of the elements.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type XElement. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).

Remarks

The format to be used is determined by the type and spec attributes of the element. The type attribute should be the fully qualified type name of an IFormattable type. The spec attribute defines the format string to be used when formatting the contents. If type or spec are not defined or if type resovles to a type that is not IFormattable, the contents are not formatted and are returned as-is.

Reference

XmlExtensions Class

GSF.Xml Namespace