DataSet.GetXml Method

Calling this method is identical to calling WriteXml with XmlWriteMode set to IgnoreSchema.

GetXml returns XML as a string, and therefore requires more overhead than WriteXml to write XML to a file.

If you build a DataSet using schema inference and serialize it using XML or Web services, the column ordering may change.

The following example creates a DataSet and DataTable, adds sample data, and then displays the data in XML format.

private static void DemonstrateGetXml()
{
    // Create a DataSet with one table containing  
    // two columns and 10 rows.
    DataSet dataSet = new DataSet("dataSet");
    DataTable table = dataSet.Tables.Add("Items");
    table.Columns.Add("id", typeof(int));
    table.Columns.Add("Item", typeof(string));

    // Add ten rows.
    DataRow row;
    for(int i = 0; i <10;i++)
    {
        row = table.NewRow();
        row["id"]= i;
        row["Item"]= "Item" + i;
        table.Rows.Add(row);
    }

    // Display the DataSet contents as XML.
    Console.WriteLine( dataSet.GetXml() );
}

.NET Framework

.NET Framework Client Profile

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

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