XmlTextWriter::WriteEndAttribute Method ()

 

Closes the previous WriteStartAttribute call.

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

public:
virtual void WriteEndAttribute() override

System_CAPS_noteNote

Starting with the .NET Framework 2.0, we recommend that you create XmlWriter instances by using the XmlWriter::Create method and the XmlWriterSettings class to take advantage of new functionality.

If you call WriteStartAttribute, you can close the attribute with this method.

You can also close the attribute by calling WriteStartAttribute again, calling WriteAttributeString, or calling WriteEndElement.

The following example writes out a book.

#using <System.Xml.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::IO;
using namespace System::Xml;
int main()
{
   String^ filename = "sampledata.xml";
   XmlTextWriter^ writer = gcnew XmlTextWriter( filename, nullptr );

   //Use indenting for readability.
   writer->Formatting = Formatting::Indented;
   writer->WriteComment( "sample XML fragment" );

   //Write an element (this one is the root).
   writer->WriteStartElement( "bookstore" );

   //Write the namespace declaration.
   writer->WriteAttributeString( "xmlns", "bk", nullptr, "urn:samples" );
   writer->WriteStartElement( "book" );

   //Lookup the prefix and then write the ISBN attribute.
   String^ prefix = writer->LookupPrefix( "urn:samples" );
   writer->WriteStartAttribute( prefix, "ISBN", "urn:samples" );
   writer->WriteString( "1-861003-78" );
   writer->WriteEndAttribute();

   //Write the title.
   writer->WriteStartElement( "title" );
   writer->WriteString( "The Handmaid's Tale" );
   writer->WriteEndElement();

   //Write the price.
   writer->WriteElementString( "price", "19.95" );

   //Write the style element.
   writer->WriteStartElement( prefix, "style", "urn:samples" );
   writer->WriteString( "hardcover" );
   writer->WriteEndElement();

   //Write the end tag for the book element.
   writer->WriteEndElement();

   //Write the close tag for the root element.
   writer->WriteEndElement();

   //Write the XML to file and close the writer.
   writer->Flush();
   writer->Close();

   //Read the file back in and parse to ensure well formed XML.
   XmlDocument^ doc = gcnew XmlDocument;

   //Preserve white space for readability.
   doc->PreserveWhitespace = true;

   //Load the file
   doc->Load( filename );

   //Write the XML content to the console.
   Console::Write( doc->InnerXml );
}

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
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