XText.Value Property

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Gets or sets the value of this node.

Namespace:  System.Xml.Linq
Assembly:  System.Xml.Linq (in System.Xml.Linq.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Property Value As String
public string Value { get; set; }

Property Value

Type: System.String
A String that contains the value of this node.

Remarks

Setting this property will raise the Changed and the Changing events.

Examples

The following example shows getting and setting this property.

Dim output As New StringBuilder
Dim root As XElement = <Root>Some text</Root>
Dim txtNode As XText = root.Nodes().OfType(Of XText).First()
output.Append(txtNode.Value)
output.Append(Environment.NewLine)
txtNode.Value = "New text"
output.Append(txtNode.Value)
output.Append(Environment.NewLine)

root.Value = "Newer text"
txtNode = root.Nodes().OfType(Of XText).First()
output.Append(txtNode.Value)
output.Append(Environment.NewLine)

OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString()
StringBuilder output = new StringBuilder();
XElement root = new XElement("Root", "Some text");
XText txtNode = root.Nodes().OfType<XText>().First();
output.Append(txtNode.Value + Environment.NewLine);
txtNode.Value = "New text";
output.Append(txtNode.Value + Environment.NewLine);

root.Value = "Newer text";
txtNode = root.Nodes().OfType<XText>().First();
output.Append(txtNode.Value + 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.