.NET Framework Class Library
XDocument.WriteTo Method
Write this document to an XmlWriter.
Assembly: System.Xml.Linq (in System.Xml.Linq.dll)
Syntax
Visual Basic
Public Overrides Sub WriteTo ( _ writer As XmlWriter _ )
C#
public override void WriteTo( XmlWriter writer )
Visual C++
public: virtual void WriteTo( XmlWriter^ writer ) override
F#
abstract WriteTo : writer:XmlWriter -> unit override WriteTo : writer:XmlWriter -> unit
Parameters
- writer
- Type: System.Xml.XmlWriter
An XmlWriter into which this method will write.
Examples
The following example shows how to write an XDocument to an XmlWriter. Note that the example did not write an XML declaration.
C#
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.WriteTo(xw); } Console.WriteLine(sb.ToString());
Visual Basic
Dim sb As StringBuilder = New StringBuilder() Dim xws As XmlWriterSettings = New XmlWriterSettings() xws.OmitXmlDeclaration = True xws.Indent = True Using xw = XmlWriter.Create(sb, xws) Dim doc As XDocument = New XDocument(<Child><GrandChild>some content</GrandChild></Child>) doc.WriteTo(xw) End Using Console.WriteLine(sb.ToString())
This example produces the following output:
xmlLang
<Child> <GrandChild>some content</GrandChild> </Child>
Version Information
.NET Framework
Supported in: 4, 3.5.NET Framework Client Profile
Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1Platforms
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.
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