Create XML string using C# XmlElement

Question

I am trying to create an XML string but the expected output is different from this code

XmlDocument xml = new XmlDocument();
XmlElement root = xml.CreateElement("Employee");
xml.AppendChild(root);

for (int i = 1; i < datacount; i++)
{
    XmlElement child = xml.CreateElement("EmployeeName");
    child.SetAttribute("value", "Name1");
    root.AppendChild(child);
}

string xmlString = xml.OuterXml;

Expected output:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<Employee> 
    <EmployeeName>Name1</EmployeeName>
    <EmployeeName>Name2</EmployeeName>
</Employee>

Current output:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<Employee>
    <EmployeeName Value = "Name1" />     
    <EmployeeName Value = "Name1" />       
</Employee>

child.InnerText = "Name1";

Charlieface
– Charlieface

2021-02-18 22:55:39 +00:00
Commented Feb 18, 2021 at 22:55 — Charlieface
– Charlieface, Commented Feb 18, 2021 at 22:55

dbc · Accepted Answer · 2021-11-12 18:54:30Z

1

XmlDocument xml = new XmlDocument();
XmlElement root = xml.CreateElement("Employee");
xml.AppendChild(root);

//Create a new node and add it to the document.
//The text node is the content of the price element.
for (int i = 1; i < datacount; i++)
{
    XmlElement elem = xml.CreateElement("EmployeeName");
    XmlText text = xml.CreateTextNode("Name");
    xml.DocumentElement.AppendChild(elem);
    xml.DocumentElement.LastChild.AppendChild(text);
}
                
string xmlString = xml.OuterXml;

or you can use

child.InnerText="Name1";

edited Nov 12, 2021 at 18:54

dbc

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answered Feb 18, 2021 at 23:12

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