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XmlWriter.Create Method (TextWriter)

.NET Framework 3.5

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Creates a new XmlWriter instance using the specified TextWriter.

Namespace: System.Xml
Assembly: System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)

Syntax

C++

JScript

public static XmlWriter Create(
	TextWriter output
)

Parameters

output: Type: System.IO.TextWriter
The TextWriter to which you want to write. The XmlWriter writes XML 1.0 text syntax and appends it to the specified TextWriter.

Return Value

Type: System.Xml.XmlWriter
An XmlWriter object.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	The text value is null.

Remarks

An XmlWriterSettings object with default settings is used to create the writer. If you wish to specify the features to support on the created writer, use the overload that takes an XmlWriterSettings object as one of its arguments, and pass in a XmlWriterSettings object with the correct settings.

Examples

The following example creates a writer that outputs to the console.

using (XmlWriter writer = XmlWriter.Create(Console.Out))
{
    writer.WriteStartElement("book");
    writer.WriteElementString("price", "19.95");
    writer.WriteEndElement();
    writer.Flush();
}

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Xbox 360, Zune

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

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