XmlWriterSettings.IndentChars Property

Property Value

Type: System.String
The character string to use when indenting. This can be set to any string value. However, to ensure valid XML, you should specify only valid white space characters, such as space characters, tabs, carriage returns, or line feeds. The default is two spaces.

Dim output As New StringBuilder()

' Create an XmlWriterSettings object with the correct options. 
Dim settings As New XmlWriterSettings()
settings.Indent = True
settings.IndentChars = ControlChars.Tab
settings.OmitXmlDeclaration = True

' Create the XmlWriter object and write some content.
Using writer As XmlWriter = XmlWriter.Create(output, settings)
    writer.WriteStartElement("book")
    writer.WriteElementString("item", "tesing")
    writer.WriteEndElement()

    writer.Flush()
End Using
OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString()

StringBuilder output = new StringBuilder();

// Create an XmlWriterSettings object with the correct options. 
XmlWriterSettings settings = new XmlWriterSettings();
settings.Indent = true;
settings.IndentChars = ("\t");
settings.OmitXmlDeclaration = true;

// Create the XmlWriter object and write some content.
using (XmlWriter writer = XmlWriter.Create(output, settings))
{
    writer.WriteStartElement("book");
    writer.WriteElementString("item", "tesing");
    writer.WriteEndElement();

    writer.Flush();
}
OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString();