XmlWriter.Settings Property
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Gets the XmlWriterSettings object used to create this XmlWriter instance.
Namespace: System.Xml
Assembly: System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Overridable ReadOnly Property Settings As XmlWriterSettings
public virtual XmlWriterSettings Settings { get; }
Property Value
Type: System.Xml.XmlWriterSettings
The XmlWriterSettings object used to create this writer instance. If this writer was not created using the Create method, this property returns nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
Remarks
The XmlWriterSettings class is used to specify the set of features to support on the created writer instance. The XmlWriterSettings object returned by the Settings property cannot be modified. Any attempt to change individual settings results in an exception being thrown.
Examples
Dim settings As New XmlWriterSettings()
settings.OmitXmlDeclaration = True
Dim sw As New StringWriter()
Using writer As XmlWriter = XmlWriter.Create(sw, settings)
writer.WriteStartElement("book")
writer.WriteElementString("price", "19.95")
writer.WriteEndElement()
writer.Flush()
End Using
OutputTextBlock.Text = sw.ToString()
XmlWriterSettings settings = new XmlWriterSettings();
settings.OmitXmlDeclaration = true;
StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
using (XmlWriter writer = XmlWriter.Create(sw, settings))
{
writer.WriteStartElement("book");
writer.WriteElementString("price", "19.95");
writer.WriteEndElement();
writer.Flush();
}
OutputTextBlock.Text = sw.ToString();
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.
See Also