# C1.Win.Xml.XmlDocumentExt.LoadFile

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<h1 id="C1_Win_Xml_XmlDocumentExt_LoadFile_" data-uid="C1.Win.Xml.XmlDocumentExt.LoadFile*">LoadFile Method
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<h4 id="C1_Win_Xml_XmlDocumentExt_LoadFile_System_Xml_XmlDocument_System_String_System_Xml_XmlReaderSettings_" data-uid="C1.Win.Xml.XmlDocumentExt.LoadFile(System.Xml.XmlDocument,System.String,System.Xml.XmlReaderSettings)">LoadFile(XmlDocument, string, XmlReaderSettings)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Loads the XML document from the specified URL.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public static void LoadFile(this XmlDocument document, string fileName, XmlReaderSettings settings = null)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Shared Sub LoadFile(document As XmlDocument, fileName As String, Optional settings As XmlReaderSettings = Nothing)</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><span class="xref">XmlDocument</span></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">document</span></td>
      <td><p>The <span class="xref">System.Xml.XmlDocument</span> instance to populate with the XML data.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">fileName</span></td>
      <td><p>The path or URL of the XML file to load. The file must exist and contain well-formed XML.</p>
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      <td><span class="xref">XmlReaderSettings</span></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">settings</span></td>
      <td><p>Optional <span class="xref">System.Xml.XmlReaderSettings</span> that specify how the XML is read, such as validation,
whitespace handling, or security settings. If <code>null</code>, the default settings are used.</p>
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