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XmlNode Class
XmlNode Methods
 WriteTo Method
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Microsoft Visual Studio 2008/.NET Framework 3.5

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.NET Framework Class Library
XmlNode..::.WriteTo Method

When overridden in a derived class, saves the current node to the specified XmlWriter.

Namespace:  System.Xml
Assembly:  System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public MustOverride Sub WriteTo ( _
    w As XmlWriter _
)
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As XmlNode
Dim w As XmlWriter

instance.WriteTo(w)
C#
public abstract void WriteTo(
    XmlWriter w
)
Visual C++
public:
virtual void WriteTo(
    XmlWriter^ w
) abstract
JScript
public abstract function WriteTo(
    w : XmlWriter
)

Parameters

w
Type: System.Xml..::.XmlWriter
The XmlWriter to which you want to save.

This method is a Microsoft extension to the Document Object Model (DOM). It is functionally equivalent to the OuterXml property.

The following example displays the root node to the console.

Visual Basic
Option Explicit
Option Strict

Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Xml

Public Class Sample

    Public Shared Sub Main()

        Dim doc As New XmlDocument()
        doc.LoadXml("<book xmlns:bk='urn:samples' bk:ISBN='1-861001-57-5'>" & _
                    "<title>Pride And Prejudice</title>" & _
                    "</book>")

        Dim root As XmlNode = doc.FirstChild

        Console.WriteLine("Display the root node...")
        Dim writer As New XmlTextWriter(Console.Out)
        writer.Formatting = Formatting.Indented
        root.WriteTo(writer)
    End Sub 'Main 
End Class 'Sample

C#
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Xml;

public class Sample {

  public static void Main() {

    XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
    doc.LoadXml("<book xmlns:bk='urn:samples' bk:ISBN='1-861001-57-5'>" +
                "<title>Pride And Prejudice</title>" +
                "</book>");

    XmlNode root = doc.FirstChild;

    Console.WriteLine("Display the root node...");
    XmlTextWriter writer = new XmlTextWriter(Console.Out);
    writer.Formatting = Formatting.Indented;
    root.WriteTo(writer);

  }
}

Visual C++
#using <System.Xml.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::IO;
using namespace System::Xml;
int main()
{
   XmlDocument^ doc = gcnew XmlDocument;
   doc->LoadXml( "<book xmlns:bk='urn:samples' bk:ISBN='1-861001-57-5'>"
   "<title>Pride And Prejudice</title>"
   "</book>" );
   XmlNode^ root = doc->FirstChild;
   Console::WriteLine( "Display the root node..." );
   XmlTextWriter^ writer = gcnew XmlTextWriter( Console::Out );
   writer->Formatting = Formatting::Indented;
   root->WriteTo( writer );
}


J#
import System.*;
import System.IO.*;
import System.Xml.*;

public class Sample
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
        doc.LoadXml("<book xmlns:bk='urn:samples' bk:ISBN='1-861001-57-5'>"
            + "<title>Pride And Prejudice</title>"
            + "</book>");

        XmlNode root = doc.get_FirstChild();

        Console.WriteLine("Display the root node...");
        XmlTextWriter writer = new XmlTextWriter(Console.get_Out());
        writer.set_Formatting(Formatting.Indented);
        root.WriteTo(writer);
    } //main 
} //Sample

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The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: 2.0, 1.0
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