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XDocument.Save Method (XmlWriter)

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Serialize this XDocument to an XmlWriter.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub Save ( _
    writer As XmlWriter _
)

public void Save(
    XmlWriter writer
)

Parameters

Examples

The following example shows how to save an XDocument to an XmlWriter.

Dim output As New StringBuilder
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.Save(xw)

End Using

output.Append(sb.ToString())
output.Append(Environment.NewLine)


OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString()

StringBuilder output = new StringBuilder();
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.Save(xw);
}

output.Append(sb.ToString() + 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.