Saving XML File with c# and keep the format of empty element

Question

I am trying to figure out how I can keep the XML format intact.

Ex)

I have an empty element that when I save the file to a new file it adds the element like so:

<typeOfBackup></typeOfBackup>

Instead I want it to save like:

<typeOfBackup/>

My code:

XmlDocument myXmlDocument = new XmlDocument();
myXmlDocument.Load(@"C:\t1.xml");

XmlNode node;
node = myXmlDocument.DocumentElement;


myXmlDocument.Save(@"C:\t2.xml");

Why does it matter to you? The two are equivalent.

John Saunders
– John Saunders

2011-05-31 15:41:24 +00:00
Commented May 31, 2011 at 15:41 — John Saunders
– John Saunders, Commented May 31, 2011 at 15:41

BAKeele · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-31 15:36:26Z

3

This should keep your whitespace the way you want it.

 myXmlDocument.Save(@"C:\t2.xml", SaveOptions.DisableFormatting);

answered May 31, 2011 at 15:36

BAKeele

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2 Comments

RPS Over a year ago

SaveOptions is not available.

Jon Egerton Over a year ago

SaveOptions is available on XElement - part of the system.xml.linq namespace. See here: msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/…. You may need to make some code changes to use it.

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