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XmlDictionaryWriter.WriteStartElement Method (XmlDictionaryString, XmlDictionaryString)

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Writes the specified start element and associates it with the given namespace.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub WriteStartElement ( _
    localName As XmlDictionaryString, _
    namespaceUri As XmlDictionaryString _
)

public void WriteStartElement(
    XmlDictionaryString localName,
    XmlDictionaryString namespaceUri
)

Parameters

Exceptions

Exception Condition
InvalidOperationException

The writer is closed.

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: Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

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