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XmlWriter.Create Method (XmlWriter)

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Creates a new XmlWriter instance using the specified XmlWriter object.

Namespace:  System.Xml
Assembly:  System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function Create ( _
    output As XmlWriter _
) As XmlWriter

public static XmlWriter Create(
    XmlWriter output
)

Parameters

Return Value

Type: System.Xml.XmlWriter
An XmlWriter object that is wrapped around the specified XmlWriter object.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

The writer value is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

This method allows you add additional features to an underlying XmlWriter object. The underlying XmlWriter object can be an object created by the XmlWriter.Create method.

An XmlWriterSettings object with default settings is used to create the writer. If you wish to specify the features to support on the created writer, use the overload that takes an XmlWriterSettings object as one of its arguments, and pass in a XmlWriterSettings object with the correct settings.

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.