create xml file, basics

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I want to create xml document with following structure

<ServerFp Command="Cashed">
    <Cashed Value="199.99"/>
</ServerFp>

So I tried like this :

XmlWriterSettings settings = new XmlWriterSettings() { Indent = true };
            using (var writer = XmlWriter.Create(filename, settings))
            {
                writer.WriteStartDocument();
                writer.WriteStartElement("ServerFp");
                writer.WriteAttributeString("Command", "Cashed");

            }

Is this good so far and how to end this file? with node <Cashed Value="199.99"/>

I wouldn't suggest using XmlWriter, to be honest - any reason you don't want to use LINQ to XML, which would make this trivial? — Jon Skeet
– Jon Skeet, Commented Aug 13, 2013 at 10:00
see my answer below. Kinda wrote it longer than it took Jon to comment :) — Dmitry Ledentsov
– Dmitry Ledentsov, Commented Aug 13, 2013 at 10:08

Dr. Pee · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-13 10:02:06Z

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I would try doing it like this:

create a new XmlDocument:

XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();

create your nodes you want to insert

XmlNode node1 = doc.CreateElement("node1")

append your element

doc.AppendChild(node1 );

save the document

doc.Save("result.xml");

answered Aug 13, 2013 at 10:02

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Jon Skeet Over a year ago

I wouldn't use XmlDocument - XDocument is much simpler.

Dmitry Ledentsov · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-13 10:50:44Z

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why not just LINQ to XML?

XElement ServerFp = new XElement("ServerFp",
    new XAttribute("Command", "Cached"),
    new XElement("CachedValue", "199.99")
);
Console.WriteLine(ServerFp.ToString());

outputting

<ServerFp Command="Cached">
  <CachedValue>199.99</CachedValue>
</ServerFp>

edited Aug 13, 2013 at 10:50

answered Aug 13, 2013 at 10:05

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Dmitry Ledentsov Over a year ago

@JonSkeet thanks! Will update the answer for even more eunoia

Gajendra · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-13 11:04:27Z

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Try this LINQ To XML

 XElement result = new XElement("ServerFp", new XAttribute("Command", "Cashed"),
                   new XElement("Cashed", new XAttribute("Value", "199.99"))
                   );

Output

<ServerFp Command="Cashed">
  <Cashed Value="199.99" />
</ServerFp>

edited Aug 13, 2013 at 11:04

answered Aug 13, 2013 at 10:36

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Damith · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-13 10:14:44Z

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this is how you can do it by using XmlWriter

writer.WriteStartDocument();
writer.WriteStartElement("ServerFp");
writer.WriteAttributeString("Command", "Cashed");
writer.WriteStartElement("Cashed");
writer.WriteAttributeString("Value", "199.99");
writer.WriteEndElement();
writer.WriteEndElement();

Or you can do the same using XDocument

XDocument doc = new XDocument(new XElement("ServerFp", new XAttribute("Command", "Cashed"), 
    new XElement("Cashed", new XAttribute("Value", "199.99"))));

doc.Save(filePath);

edited Aug 13, 2013 at 10:14

answered Aug 13, 2013 at 10:04

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Microsoft DN · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-13 10:02:29Z

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Try this (I am not sure but you can get an idea)

XmlWriterSettings settings = new XmlWriterSettings() { Indent = true };
using (var writer = XmlWriter.Create(filename, settings))
{
     writer.WriteStartDocument();
     writer.WriteStartElement("ServerFp");
     writer.WriteAttributeString("Command", "Cashed");

     writer.WriteEndElement(); // I think this will close your <Cashed Value="199.99"/>
     writer.WriteEndElement(); // I think this will close your 
}

answered Aug 13, 2013 at 10:02

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