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XNode.ToString Method (SaveOptions)

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Returns the XML for this node, optionally disabling formatting.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function ToString ( _
    options As SaveOptions _
) As String
public string ToString(
    SaveOptions options
)

Parameters

Return Value

Type: System.String
A String containing the XML.

Examples

The following example uses this method to retrieve unformatted and formatted XML.

Dim output As New StringBuilder
Dim root As XElement = <Root>
                           <Child/>
                       </Root>
output.Append(root.ToString(SaveOptions.DisableFormatting))
output.Append(Environment.NewLine)
output.Append("---")
output.Append(Environment.NewLine)
output.Append(root.ToString(SaveOptions.None))
output.Append(Environment.NewLine)

OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString()
StringBuilder output = new StringBuilder();
XElement root = XElement.Parse("<Root><Child/></Root>");
output.Append(root.ToString(SaveOptions.DisableFormatting) + Environment.NewLine);
output.Append("---" + Environment.NewLine);
output.Append(root.ToString(SaveOptions.None) + Environment.NewLine);

OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString();

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.