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XElement.WriteTo Method

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Write this element to an XmlWriter.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overrides Sub WriteTo ( _
    writer As XmlWriter _
)

public override void WriteTo(
    XmlWriter writer
)

Parameters

Examples

The following example shows how to write an XElement to an XmlWriter. Note that the example did not write an XML declaration.

StringBuilder output = new StringBuilder();
XElement root = new XElement("Root",
    new XElement("Child", "child content")
);
root.Save("Root.xml");
string str = File.ReadAllText("Root.xml");
output.Append(str  + Environment.NewLine);

OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString();

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.