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XAttribute Explicit Conversion (XAttribute to DateTimeOffset)

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Cast the value of this XAttribute to a DateTimeOffset.

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 ( _
    attribute As XAttribute _
) As DateTimeOffset

public static explicit operator DateTimeOffset (
    XAttribute attribute
)

Parameters

Return Value

Type: System.DateTimeOffset
A DateTimeOffset that contains the content of this XAttribute.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
FormatException

The attribute does not contain a valid DateTimeOffset value.
ArgumentNullException

The attribute parameter is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

This conversion operator uses the XmlConvert class to do the conversion.

Examples

The following example creates an attribute with date and time content. It then casts it to DateTimeOffset to retrieve the value.

Dim output As New StringBuilder
Dim root As XElement = _
    <Root
        Att=<%= New DateTimeOffset(New DateTime(2006, 10, 6, 12, 30, 0)) %>/>
output.Append(root)
output.Append(Environment.NewLine)

' casting from a strictly formatted XML attribute
Dim dt As DateTimeOffset = CType(root.Attribute("Att"), DateTimeOffset)
output.Append(String.Format("dt={0}", dt))
output.Append(Environment.NewLine)

OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString()

StringBuilder output = new StringBuilder();
XElement root = new XElement("Root",
    new XAttribute("Att", new DateTimeOffset(new DateTime(2006, 10, 6, 12, 30, 0)))
);
output.Append(root + Environment.NewLine);

// casting from a strictly formatted XML attribute
DateTimeOffset dt = (DateTimeOffset)root.Attribute("Att");
output.Append("dt=" + dt + 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.