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XmlWriter.Create Method (XmlWriter, XmlWriterSettings)

.NET Framework 4

Other Versions

Creates a new XmlWriter instance using the specified XmlWriter and XmlWriterSettings objects.

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

Syntax

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public static XmlWriter Create(
	XmlWriter output,
	XmlWriterSettings settings
)

Parameters

output: Type: System.Xml.XmlWriter
The XmlWriter object that you want to use as the underlying writer.

settings: Type: System.Xml.XmlWriterSettings
The XmlWriterSettings object used to configure the new XmlWriter instance. If this is null, a XmlWriterSettings with default settings is used.
If the XmlWriter is being used with the Transform method, you should use the OutputSettings property to obtain an XmlWriterSettings object with the correct settings. This ensures that the created XmlWriter object has the correct output settings.

Return Value

Type: System.Xml.XmlWriter
An XmlWriter object that is wrapped around the specified XmlWriter object.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	The writer value is null.

Remarks

This method allows you add additional features to an underlying XmlWriter object. The underlying XmlWriter object can be an object created by the XmlWriter.Create method, or an object created using the XmlTextWriter implementation.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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

Reference

XmlWriter Class

Create Overload

System.Xml Namespace

Other Resources

Creating XML Writers

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