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XmlWriter.Create Method (Stream)

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Creates a new XmlWriter instance using the specified stream.

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

Syntax

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

public static XmlWriter Create(
    Stream output
)

Parameters

  • output
    Type: System.IO.Stream
    The stream to which you want to write. The XmlWriter writes XML 1.0 text syntax and appends it to the specified stream.

Return Value

Type: System.Xml.XmlWriter
An XmlWriter object.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

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

Remarks

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 an XmlWriterSettings object with the correct settings.

For a code example, see How to: Save XMLWriter Content to Isolated Storage.

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.