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XmlSerializationWriter.WriteStartElement Method (String, String, Object, Boolean)

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This API supports the .NET Framework infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.

Writes an opening element tag, including any attributes.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Protected Sub WriteStartElement ( _
    name As String, _
    ns As String, _
    o As Object, _
    writePrefixed As Boolean _
)

protected void WriteStartElement(
    string name,
    string ns,
    Object o,
    bool writePrefixed
)

Parameters

  • name
    Type: System.String
    The local name of the XML element to write.
  • ns
    Type: System.String
    The namespace of the XML element to write.
  • o
    Type: System.Object
    The object being serialized as an XML element.
  • writePrefixed
    Type: System.Boolean
    true to write the element name with a prefix if none is available for the specified namespace; otherwise, false.

Remarks

The protected members of XmlSerializationWriter are intended for use only by derived classes that are used internally within the .NET Framework XML serialization infrastructure.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.