XmlNode.WriteTo Method (System.Xml)

.NET Framework Class Library

XmlNode..::.WriteTo Method

When overridden in a derived class, saves the current node to the specified XmlWriter.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public MustOverride Sub WriteTo ( _
    w As XmlWriter _
)

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As XmlNode
Dim w As XmlWriter

instance.WriteTo(w)

public abstract void WriteTo(
    XmlWriter w
)

Visual C++

public:
virtual void WriteTo(
    XmlWriter^ w
) abstract

JScript

public abstract function WriteTo(
    w : XmlWriter
)

Parameters

w: Type: System.Xml..::.XmlWriter
The XmlWriter to which you want to save.

Remarks

This method is a Microsoft extension to the Document Object Model (DOM). It is functionally equivalent to the OuterXml property.

Examples

The following example displays the root node to the console.

Visual Basic

Option Explicit
Option Strict

Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Xml

Public Class Sample

    Public Shared Sub Main()

        Dim doc As New XmlDocument()
        doc.LoadXml("<book xmlns:bk='urn:samples' bk:ISBN='1-861001-57-5'>" & _
                    "<title>Pride And Prejudice</title>" & _
                    "</book>")

        Dim root As XmlNode = doc.FirstChild

        Console.WriteLine("Display the root node...")
        Dim writer As New XmlTextWriter(Console.Out)
        writer.Formatting = Formatting.Indented
        root.WriteTo(writer)
    End Sub 'Main 
End Class 'Sample

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

public class Sample {

  public static void Main() {

    XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
    doc.LoadXml("<book xmlns:bk='urn:samples' bk:ISBN='1-861001-57-5'>" +
                "<title>Pride And Prejudice</title>" +
                "</book>");

    XmlNode root = doc.FirstChild;

    Console.WriteLine("Display the root node...");
    XmlTextWriter writer = new XmlTextWriter(Console.Out);
    writer.Formatting = Formatting.Indented;
    root.WriteTo(writer);

  }
}

Visual C++

#using <System.Xml.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::IO;
using namespace System::Xml;
int main()
{
   XmlDocument^ doc = gcnew XmlDocument;
   doc->LoadXml( "<book xmlns:bk='urn:samples' bk:ISBN='1-861001-57-5'>"
   "<title>Pride And Prejudice</title>"
   "</book>" );
   XmlNode^ root = doc->FirstChild;
   Console::WriteLine( "Display the root node..." );
   XmlTextWriter^ writer = gcnew XmlTextWriter( Console::Out );
   writer->Formatting = Formatting::Indented;
   root->WriteTo( writer );
}

CPP_OLD

#using <mscorlib.dll>
#using <System.Xml.dll>
using namespace System;
using namespace System::IO;
using namespace System::Xml;

int main()
{
    XmlDocument* doc = new XmlDocument();
    doc->LoadXml(S"<book xmlns:bk='urn:samples' bk:ISBN='1-861001-57-5'>" 
                 S"<title>Pride And Prejudice</title>" 
                 S"</book>");

    XmlNode* root = doc->FirstChild;

    Console::WriteLine(S"Display the root node...");
    XmlTextWriter* writer = new XmlTextWriter(Console::Out);
    writer->Formatting = Formatting::Indented;
    root->WriteTo(writer);
}

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, 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.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.0

Reference

XmlNode Class

XmlNode Members

System.Xml Namespace