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

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

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

member CreateObjectFromXml : 
        element : XmlElement * 
        defaultTargetType : Type * 
        typeConstraint : Type -> Object 

Parameters

element

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

defaultTargetType

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

typeConstraint

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

Return Value

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.

Reference