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XmlWriter.WriteElementString Method (String, String)

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When overridden in a derived class, writes an element with the specified local name and value.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub WriteElementString ( _
    localName As String, _
    value As String _
)

public void WriteElementString(
    string localName,
    string value
)

Parameters

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentException

The localName value is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) or an empty string.

-or-

The parameter values are not valid.

Examples

Dim settings As New XmlWriterSettings()
settings.OmitXmlDeclaration = True
Dim sw As New StringWriter()

Using writer As XmlWriter = XmlWriter.Create(sw, settings)
    writer.WriteStartElement("book")
    writer.WriteElementString("price", "19.95")
    writer.WriteEndElement()
    writer.Flush()
End Using

OutputTextBlock.Text = sw.ToString()


XmlWriterSettings settings = new XmlWriterSettings();
settings.OmitXmlDeclaration = true;
StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();

using (XmlWriter writer = XmlWriter.Create(sw, settings))
{
    writer.WriteStartElement("book");
    writer.WriteElementString("price", "19.95");
    writer.WriteEndElement();
    writer.Flush();
}

OutputTextBlock.Text = sw.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.