## XmlConvert class


Encodes and decodes XML names, and provides methods for converting between runtime types and XML [Schema](../../system.xml.schema/) definition language (XSD) types. When converting data types, the values returned are locale-independent.

```cpp
class XmlConvert : public System::Object
```

## Methods

| Method | Description |
| --- | --- |
| static [DecodeName](./decodename/)(const String\&) | Decodes a name. This method does the reverse of the XmlConvert::EncodeName(String) and XmlConvert::EncodeLocalName(String) methods. |
| static [EncodeLocalName](./encodelocalname/)(const String\&) | Converts the name to a valid XML local name. |
| static [EncodeName](./encodename/)(const String\&) | Converts the name to a valid XML name. |
| static [EncodeNmToken](./encodenmtoken/)(const String\&) | Verifies the name is valid according to the XML specification. |
| static [IsNCNameChar](./isncnamechar/)(char16_t) | Checks whether the passed-in character is a valid non-colon character type. |
| static [IsPublicIdChar](./ispublicidchar/)(char16_t) | Returns the passed-in character instance if the character in the argument is a valid public id character, otherwise **nullptr**. |
| static [IsStartNCNameChar](./isstartncnamechar/)(char16_t) | Checks if the passed-in character is a valid Start Name Character type. |
| static [IsWhitespaceChar](./iswhitespacechar/)(char16_t) | Checks if the passed-in character is a valid XML whitespace character. |
| static [IsXmlChar](./isxmlchar/)(char16_t) | Checks if the passed-in character is a valid XML character. |
| static [IsXmlSurrogatePair](./isxmlsurrogatepair/)(char16_t, char16_t) | Checks if the passed-in surrogate pair of characters is a valid XML character. |
| static [ToBoolean](./toboolean/)(String) | Converts the [String](../../system/string/) to a [Boolean](../../system/boolean/) equivalent. |
| static [ToByte](./tobyte/)(const String\&) | Converts the [String](../../system/string/) to a [Byte](../../system/byte/) equivalent. |
| static [ToChar](./tochar/)(const String\&) | Converts the [String](../../system/string/) to a [Char](../../system/char/) equivalent. |
| static [ToDateTime](./todatetime/)(const String\&) | Converts the [String](../../system/string/) to a [DateTime](../../system/datetime/) equivalent. |
| static [ToDateTime](./todatetime/)(const String\&, const String\&) | Converts the [String](../../system/string/) to a [DateTime](../../system/datetime/) equivalent. |
| static [ToDateTime](./todatetime/)(const String\&, const ArrayPtr\<String\>\&) | Converts the [String](../../system/string/) to a [DateTime](../../system/datetime/) equivalent. |
| static [ToDateTime](./todatetime/)(const String\&, XmlDateTimeSerializationMode) | Converts the [String](../../system/string/) to a [DateTime](../../system/datetime/) using the XmlDateTimeSerializationMode specified. |
| static [ToDateTimeOffset](./todatetimeoffset/)(const String\&) | Converts the supplied [String](../../system/string/) to a [DateTimeOffset](../../system/datetimeoffset/) equivalent. |
| static [ToDateTimeOffset](./todatetimeoffset/)(const String\&, const String\&) | Converts the supplied [String](../../system/string/) to a [DateTimeOffset](../../system/datetimeoffset/) equivalent. |
| static [ToDateTimeOffset](./todatetimeoffset/)(const String\&, const ArrayPtr\<String\>\&) | Converts the supplied [String](../../system/string/) to a [DateTimeOffset](../../system/datetimeoffset/) equivalent. |
| static [ToDecimal](./todecimal/)(const String\&) | Converts the [String](../../system/string/) to a [Decimal](../../system/decimal/) equivalent. |
| static [ToDouble](./todouble/)(String) | Converts the [String](../../system/string/) to a [Double](../../system/double/) equivalent. |
| static [ToGuid](./toguid/)(const String\&) | Converts the [String](../../system/string/) to a [Guid](../../system/guid/) equivalent. |
| static [ToInt16](./toint16/)(const String\&) | Converts the [String](../../system/string/) to a [Int16](../../system/int16/) equivalent. |
| static [ToInt32](./toint32/)(const String\&) | Converts the [String](../../system/string/) to a [Int32](../../system/int32/) equivalent. |
| static [ToInt64](./toint64/)(const String\&) | Converts the [String](../../system/string/) to a [Int64](../../system/int64/) equivalent. |
| static [ToSByte](./tosbyte/)(const String\&) | Converts the [String](../../system/string/) to a [SByte](../../system/sbyte/) equivalent. |
| static [ToSingle](./tosingle/)(String) | Converts the [String](../../system/string/) to a [Single](../../system/single/) equivalent. |
| static [ToString](./tostring/)(bool) | Converts the [Boolean](../../system/boolean/) to a [String](../../system/string/). |
| static [ToString](./tostring/)(char16_t) | Converts the [Char](../../system/char/) to a [String](../../system/string/). |
| static [ToString](./tostring/)(Decimal) | Converts the [Decimal](../../system/decimal/) to a [String](../../system/string/). |
| static [ToString](./tostring/)(int8_t) | Converts the [SByte](../../system/sbyte/) to a [String](../../system/string/). |
| static [ToString](./tostring/)(int16_t) | Converts the [Int16](../../system/int16/) to a [String](../../system/string/). |
| static [ToString](./tostring/)(int32_t) | Converts the [Int32](../../system/int32/) to a [String](../../system/string/). |
| static [ToString](./tostring/)(int64_t) | Converts the [Int64](../../system/int64/) to a [String](../../system/string/). |
| static [ToString](./tostring/)(uint8_t) | Converts the [Byte](../../system/byte/) to a [String](../../system/string/). |
| static [ToString](./tostring/)(uint16_t) | Converts the [UInt16](../../system/uint16/) to a [String](../../system/string/). |
| static [ToString](./tostring/)(uint32_t) | Converts the [UInt32](../../system/uint32/) to a [String](../../system/string/). |
| static [ToString](./tostring/)(uint64_t) | Converts the [UInt64](../../system/uint64/) to a [String](../../system/string/). |
| static [ToString](./tostring/)(float) | Converts the [Single](../../system/single/) to a [String](../../system/string/). |
| static [ToString](./tostring/)(double) | Converts the [Double](../../system/double/) to a [String](../../system/string/). |
| static [ToString](./tostring/)(TimeSpan) | Converts the [TimeSpan](../../system/timespan/) to a [String](../../system/string/). |
| static [ToString](./tostring/)(DateTime) | Converts the [DateTime](../../system/datetime/) to a [String](../../system/string/). |
| static [ToString](./tostring/)(DateTime, const String\&) | Converts the [DateTime](../../system/datetime/) to a [String](../../system/string/). |
| static [ToString](./tostring/)(DateTime, XmlDateTimeSerializationMode) | Converts the [DateTime](../../system/datetime/) to a [String](../../system/string/) using the XmlDateTimeSerializationMode specified. |
| static [ToString](./tostring/)(DateTimeOffset) | Converts the supplied [DateTimeOffset](../../system/datetimeoffset/) to a [String](../../system/string/). |
| static [ToString](./tostring/)(DateTimeOffset, const String\&) | Converts the supplied [DateTimeOffset](../../system/datetimeoffset/) to a [String](../../system/string/) in the specified format. |
| static [ToString](./tostring/)(Guid) | Converts the [Guid](../../system/guid/) to a [String](../../system/string/). |
| static [ToTimeSpan](./totimespan/)(const String\&) | Converts the [String](../../system/string/) to a [TimeSpan](../../system/timespan/) equivalent. |
| static [ToUInt16](./touint16/)(const String\&) | Converts the [String](../../system/string/) to a [UInt16](../../system/uint16/) equivalent. |
| static [ToUInt32](./touint32/)(const String\&) | Converts the [String](../../system/string/) to a [UInt32](../../system/uint32/) equivalent. |
| static [ToUInt64](./touint64/)(const String\&) | Converts the [String](../../system/string/) to a [UInt64](../../system/uint64/) equivalent. |
| static [VerifyName](./verifyname/)(const String\&) | Verifies that the name is a valid name according to the W3C Extended Markup Language recommendation. |
| static [VerifyNCName](./verifyncname/)(const String\&) | Verifies that the name is a valid **NCName** according to the W3C Extended Markup Language recommendation. An **NCName** is a name that cannot contain a colon. |
| static [VerifyNMTOKEN](./verifynmtoken/)(const String\&) | Verifies that the string is a valid NMTOKEN according to the W3C XML [Schema](../../system.xml.schema/) Part2: Datatypes recommendation. |
| static [VerifyPublicId](./verifypublicid/)(const String\&) | Returns the passed in string instance if all the characters in the string argument are valid public id characters. |
| static [VerifyTOKEN](./verifytoken/)(const String\&) | Verifies that the string is a valid token according to the W3C XML [Schema](../../system.xml.schema/) Part2: Datatypes recommendation. |
| static [VerifyWhitespace](./verifywhitespace/)(const String\&) | Returns the passed-in string instance if all the characters in the string argument are valid whitespace characters. |
| static [VerifyXmlChars](./verifyxmlchars/)(const String\&) | Returns the passed-in string if all the characters and surrogate pair characters in the string argument are valid XML characters, otherwise an XmlException is thrown with information on the first invalid character encountered. |
## Typedefs

| Typedef | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [Ptr](./ptr/) | An alias for shared pointer to an instance of this class. |
## See Also

* Class [Object](../../system/object/)
* Namespace [System::Xml](../)
* Library [Aspose.PUB for C++](../../)