WriteElementString Method (String, String)
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XmlWriter.WriteElementString Method (String, String)

[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]

When overridden in a derived class, writes an element with the specified local name and value.

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

public void WriteElementString(
	string localName,
	string value
)

Parameters

localName
Type: System.String
The local name of the element.
value
Type: System.String
The value of the element.

ExceptionCondition
ArgumentException

The localName value is null or an empty string.

-or-

The parameter values are not valid.



XmlWriterSettings settings = new XmlWriterSettings();
settings.OmitXmlDeclaration = true;
StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();

using (XmlWriter writer = XmlWriter.Create(sw, settings))
{
    writer.WriteStartElement("book");
    writer.WriteElementString("price", "19.95");
    writer.WriteEndElement();
    writer.Flush();
}

OutputTextBlock.Text = sw.ToString();


Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1, 7.0

Windows Phone

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