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XmlWriter.Create Method (TextWriter)

.NET Framework 4

Other Versions

Creates a new XmlWriter instance using the specified TextWriter.

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

Syntax

C++

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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.

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

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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