XElement.Save Method (TextWriter)

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Serialize this element to a TextWriter.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub Save ( _
    textWriter As TextWriter _
)
public void Save(
    TextWriter textWriter
)

Parameters

Remarks

If you want to control serialization options, such as whether or not to remove duplicate namespace declarations or control white space in the LINQ to XML tree, use the Save overload that takes SaveOptions as a parameter. For more information, see the following topic in the full .NET Framework documentation: Preserving White Space While Serializing.

Examples

The following example creates an XElement, saves the document to a StringWriter, and then prints the string to the console.

XElement root = XElement.Parse(@"<Root> <Child> Text </Child> </Root>");
using (StringWriter sw = new StringWriter()) {
    root.Save(sw);
}
Dim root As XElement = <Root><Child> Text </Child></Root>
Using sw = New StringWriter()
    root.Save(sw)
End Using

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.