XPath.Compile Method (string, XPathSettings)XPath.Compile Method (String, XPathSettings)XPath::Compile Method (String^, XPathSettings^)

Compiles an XPath expression and returns a XPathXPathXPath object that represents the expression.

Syntax

Public Shared Function Compile( _
    expression As String, _
    settings As XPathSettings _
) As XPath
public static XPath Compile(
    string expression,
    XPathSettings settings
)
public:
static XPath^ Compile(
    String^ expression, 
    XPathSettings^ settings
)
 

Parameters

expression

Type: System.StringSystem.StringSystem::String^

An XPath expression.

settings

Type: XmlPrime.XPathSettingsXmlPrime.XPathSettingsXmlPrime::XPathSettings^

The initial static context settings.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullExceptionArgumentNullExceptionArgumentNullException expression or settings is null a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) nullptr
XdmExceptionXdmExceptionXdmExceptionAn error occurred compiling the expression.