XmlHierarchyConfigurator.CreateObjectFromXml Method

XmlHierarchyConfigurator CreateObjectFromXml Method

Apache log4net™ SDK Documentation

Creates an object as specified in XML.

Namespace: log4net.Repository.Hierarchy
Assembly: log4net (in log4net.dll) Version: 1.2.15.0 (1.2.15.0)

Syntax

protected Object CreateObjectFromXml(
	XmlElement element,
	Type defaultTargetType,
	Type typeConstraint
)

protected Object CreateObjectFromXml(
	XmlElement element,
	Type defaultTargetType,
	Type typeConstraint
)

Protected Function CreateObjectFromXml ( 
	element As XmlElement,
	defaultTargetType As Type,
	typeConstraint As Type
) As Object

Protected Function CreateObjectFromXml ( 
	element As XmlElement,
	defaultTargetType As Type,
	typeConstraint As Type
) As Object

protected:
Object^ CreateObjectFromXml(
	XmlElement^ element, 
	Type^ defaultTargetType, 
	Type^ typeConstraint
)

protected:
Object^ CreateObjectFromXml(
	XmlElement^ element, 
	Type^ defaultTargetType, 
	Type^ typeConstraint
)

Parameters

element: Type: System.Xml XmlElement
The XML element that contains the definition of the object.

defaultTargetType: Type: System Type
The object type to use if not explicitly specified.

typeConstraint: Type: System Type
The type that the returned object must be or must inherit from.

Return Value

Type:

Object
The object or null

Remarks

Parse an XML element and create an object instance based on the configuration data.

The type of the instance may be specified in the XML. If not specified then the defaultTargetType is used as the type. However the type is specified it must support the typeConstraint type.