Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Xml

public class Sample

  public shared sub Main()

    'Load XML data which includes white space, but ignore
    'any white space in the file.
    Dim doc as XmlDocument = new XmlDocument()
    doc.PreserveWhitespace = false
    doc.Load("book.xml")

    'Save the document as is (no white space).
    Console.WriteLine("Display the modified XML...")
    doc.PreserveWhitespace = true
    doc.Save(Console.Out)

  end sub
end class

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Xml;

public class Sample
{
  public static void Main()
  {
    //Load XML data which includes white space, but ignore
    //any white space in the file.
    XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
    doc.PreserveWhitespace = false;
    doc.Load("book.xml");

    //Save the document as is (no white space).
    Console.WriteLine("Display the modified XML...");
    doc.PreserveWhitespace = true;
    doc.Save(Console.Out);

   }
}

#using <System.Xml.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::IO;
using namespace System::Xml;
int main()
{

   //Load XML data which includes white space, but ignore
   //any white space in the file.
   XmlDocument^ doc = gcnew XmlDocument;
   doc->PreserveWhitespace = false;
   doc->Load( "book.xml" );

   //Save the document as is (no white space).
   Console::WriteLine( "Display the modified XML..." );
   doc->PreserveWhitespace = true;
   doc->Save( Console::Out );
}

<!--sample XML fragment-->
<book genre='novel' ISBN='1-861003-78' misc='sale-item'>
  <title>The Handmaid's Tale</title>
  <price>14.95</price>
</book>