XmlConvert.ToString Method (DateTime, XmlDateTimeSerializationMode)

Parameters

• value
  Type: System.DateTime
  The DateTime value to convert.

• dateTimeOption
  Type: System.Xml.XmlDateTimeSerializationMode
  One of the XmlDateTimeSerializationMode values that specify how to treat the DateTime value.

Return Value

Type: System.String
A String equivalent of the DateTime.

'Define the order data.  They will be converted to string 
'before being written out.
Dim custID As Int16 = 32632
Dim orderID As String = "367A54"
Dim orderDate As New DateTime()
orderDate = DateTime.Now
Dim price As Double = 19.95

Dim output As New StringBuilder()

'Create a writer that outputs to the console.
Dim writer As XmlWriter = XmlWriter.Create(output)

'Write an element (this one is the root)
writer.WriteStartElement("order")

'Write the order date.
writer.WriteAttributeString("date", XmlConvert.ToString(orderDate, "yyyy-MM-dd"))

'Write the order time.
writer.WriteAttributeString("time", XmlConvert.ToString(orderDate, "HH:mm:ss"))

'Write the order data.
writer.WriteElementString("orderID", orderID)
writer.WriteElementString("custID", XmlConvert.ToString(custID))
writer.WriteElementString("price", XmlConvert.ToString(price))

'Write the close tag for the root element
writer.WriteEndElement()

'Write the XML and close the writer
writer.Close()


' Display the output to the TextBlock control
OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString()

//Define the order data.  They will be converted to string 
//before being written out.
Int16 custID = 32632;
String orderID = "367A54";
DateTime orderDate = new DateTime();
orderDate = DateTime.Now;
Double price = 19.95;

StringBuilder output = new StringBuilder();

//Create a writer that outputs to the console.
using (XmlWriter writer = XmlWriter.Create(output))
{
    //Write an element (this one is the root)
    writer.WriteStartElement("order");

    //Write the order date.
    writer.WriteAttributeString("date", XmlConvert.ToString(orderDate, "yyyy-MM-dd"));

    //Write the order time.
    writer.WriteAttributeString("time", XmlConvert.ToString(orderDate, "HH:mm:ss"));

    //Write the order data.
    writer.WriteElementString("orderID", orderID);
    writer.WriteElementString("custID", XmlConvert.ToString(custID));
    writer.WriteElementString("price", XmlConvert.ToString(price));

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

    //Write the XML and close the writer
}

// Display the output to the TextBlock control
OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString();