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SaveOptions Enumeration

Specifies serialization options.

This enumeration has a FlagsAttribute attribute that allows a bitwise combination of its member values.

Namespace:  System.Xml.Linq
Assembly:  System.Xml.Linq (in System.Xml.Linq.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
<FlagsAttribute> _
Public Enumeration SaveOptions
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As SaveOptions
C#
[FlagsAttribute]
public enum SaveOptions
Visual C++
[FlagsAttribute]
public enum class SaveOptions
F#
[<FlagsAttribute>]
type SaveOptions
Member nameDescription
Supported by the XNA FrameworkNoneFormat (indent) the XML while serializing.
Supported by the XNA FrameworkDisableFormattingPreserve all insignificant white space while serializing.
OmitDuplicateNamespacesRemove the duplicate namespace declarations while serializing.

If you disable formatting when serializing, all insignificant white space in the XML tree is serialized as is. If you do not disable formatting, then all insignificant white space in the XML tree is discarded, and the XML is formatted (indented) as it is serialized.

This type allows you to control how LINQ to XML handles white space when serializing. For more information, see Preserving White Space while Loading or Parsing XML and Preserving White Space While Serializing.

The following example shows two ways to serialize. The first preserves insignificant white space in the XML tree. The second serializes the XElement with formatting.

C#
string str;
XElement root = XElement.Parse(@"<Root> <Child> Text </Child> </Root>");

root.Save("Root.xml", SaveOptions.DisableFormatting);
str = File.ReadAllText("Root.xml");
Console.WriteLine(str);

Console.WriteLine("=====");

root.Save("Root.xml", SaveOptions.None);
str = File.ReadAllText("Root.xml");
Console.WriteLine(str);
Visual Basic
Dim str As String
Dim root As XElement = <Root><Child> Text </Child></Root>

root.Save("Root.xml", SaveOptions.DisableFormatting)
str = File.ReadAllText("Root.xml")
Console.WriteLine(str)

Console.WriteLine("=====")

root.Save("Root.xml", SaveOptions.None)
str = File.ReadAllText("Root.xml")
Console.WriteLine(str)

This example produces the following output:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><Root><Child> Text </Child></Root>
=====
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Root>
  <Child> Text </Child>
</Root>

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, 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.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

XNA Framework

Supported in: 3.0
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