Read<T>(XName,XElement,T,Func<String,T>) Method

This generic method produces a property value from an XElement's attribute value, using a conversion function to convert the string to the expected type, and returning a default value if the conversion fails.

Syntax

public static T Read<T>( 
   XName n,
   XElement e,
   T defval,
   Func<string,T> conv
)

Parameters

n: the name of the attribute
e: the XElement that may have an XAttribute with the name n
defval: the default value to return if there's no attribute named n or if the attribute value string cannot be converted to the value type
conv: a function from String to T

Type Parameters

T: the value type

Return Value

either the attribute value string converted to , or else the

Reference

XHelper Class
XHelper Members
Overload List