Adopt Node in C#

[nelsonbrodyk]

Hey All,
I am wondering if C# supports AdoptNode at all?
So far, I only see that XmlDocument supports ImportNode, which ends up returning a copy of the element. Instead, I want to import the actual object without making a copy.

Here is an example of what I am trying to do:

public Ident CreateIdent() {
//need to create a new Ident
Ident ident = new Ident();
ident.SetXml() //there is more to this, but note that the ident object contains xml.
//add the ident to the document, and return the ident
//Not sure how to do this. But in java it's something like:
XmlElement Idents = RunXPath("Idents");
idents.AdoptNode(ident.Xml);
return ident;
}

otherwise, it seems you have to use import, which returns you another node, then I would have to create a new Ident based off that node, and return that. Seems like a lot of extra overhead.

Also, does C# support Dom Level 3, because that is what has the specification for AdoptNode I believe.

Anyway, any information is much appreciated.

Thanks,
Nelson

[nelsonbrodyk]

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks.