Mega Code Archive
XmlDocument CreateEntityReference creates an XmlEntityReference with the specified name
<![CDATA[
Option Explicit
Option Strict
Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Xml
Public Class Sample
Public Shared Sub Main()
Dim doc As New XmlDocument()
doc.LoadXml("<!DOCTYPE book [<!ENTITY h 'hardcover'>]>" & _
"<book genre='Computer' ISBN='1-111111-57-5'>" & _
"<title>C#</title>" & _
"<misc/>" & _
"</book>")
Dim entityref As XmlEntityReference = doc.CreateEntityReference("h")
Console.WriteLine(entityref.ChildNodes.Count)
doc.DocumentElement.LastChild.AppendChild(entityref)
Console.WriteLine(entityref.FirstChild.InnerText)
End Sub 'Main
End Class 'Sample
]]>