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# CreateDOM Method

Creates a new instance of the XML Document Object Model (DOM) in memory.

expression.CreateDOM() As XMLDOMDocument

expression Required. An expression that returns a reference to an XDocument object.

returns A reference to the XML DOM.

## Security Level

2: Can be accessed only by forms running in the same domain as the currently open form, or by forms that have been granted cross-domain permissions.

## Remarks

Using the CreateDOM method to create an instance of the XML DOM is equivalent to using the following method of creating a Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) 5.0 DOMDocument object:

`var objDoc = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.DOMDocument.5.0");`

Note This object model member is not supported when the Disable Service Pack features option on the Advanced tab of the Options dialog box in InfoPath is selected or when Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 1 or later is not installed. Any form that implements this object model member in its code will generate an error message if it is opened in InfoPath when service pack features are disabled or unavailable.

## Example

In the following example, the CreateDOM method of the XDocument object is used to create an instance of XML DOM and assign it to a variable.

    var objDOM = XDocument.CreateDOM();

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