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XDocument.Save Method (XmlWriter)

.NET Framework 4

Other Versions

Serialize this XDocument to an XmlWriter.

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

Syntax

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public void Save(
	XmlWriter writer
)

Parameters

writer: Type: System.Xml.XmlWriter
A XmlWriter that the XDocument will be written to.

Examples

The following example shows how to save an XDocument to an XmlWriter.

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StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
XmlWriterSettings xws = new XmlWriterSettings();
xws.OmitXmlDeclaration = true;
xws.Indent = true;

using (XmlWriter xw = XmlWriter.Create(sb, xws)) {
    XDocument doc = new XDocument(
        new XElement("Child",
            new XElement("GrandChild", "some content")
        )
    );
    doc.Save(xw);
}

Console.WriteLine(sb.ToString());

This example produces the following output:

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<Child>
  <GrandChild>some content</GrandChild>
</Child>

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, 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.