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XComment Constructor (String)

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Initializes a new instance of the XComment class with the specified string content.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub New ( _
    value As String _
)

public XComment(
    string value
)

Parameters

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

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

Examples

The following example creates an element that contains a comment as a child node.

Dim output As New StringBuilder
Dim root As XElement = <Root>
                           <!--This is a comment-->
                       </Root>
output.Append(root)
output.Append(Environment.NewLine)

OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString()

StringBuilder output = new StringBuilder();
XElement root = new XElement("Root",
    new XComment("This is a comment")
);
output.Append(root  + 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.