Create xml with formatting

[cnu]

Hi,
I have to make a formatted (indented) xml file like this :

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<Message>
<Parent index="0" length="6">123
<Child1 index="0,1" length="6">abcd </Child1>
<Child2 index="0,2" length="6">pqrs xyz</Child2>
</Parent>
</Message>

As you can see, <Parent> node has some innertext as well as child nodes.
But, if
I make xml like this the indentation is lost. The resultant xml is like
this :

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<Message>
<Parent index="0" length="6">123< Child1 index="0,1"
length="6">99</Child1><Child2 index="0,2" length="6">pqrs xyz</Child2></Parent>
</Message>

To sum up the problem, if a node has both innertext and some child nodes,
then the entire node is written in a single line, without indentation.
How can I get the indentation in the above case??
Any help is highly appreciated.

Thanks.

[Brendan Green]

Is that even valid XML?
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Hi,
I have to make a formatted (indented) xml file like this :

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<Message>
<Parent index="0" length="6">123
<Child1 index="0,1" length="6">abcd </Child1>
<Child2 index="0,2" length="6">pqrs xyz</Child2>
</Parent>
</Message>

As you can see, <Parent> node has some innertext as well as child nodes.
But, if
I make xml like this the indentation is lost. The resultant xml is like
this :

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<Message>
<Parent index="0" length="6">123< Child1 index="0,1"
length="6">99</Child1><Child2 index="0,2"
length="6">pqrs xyz</Child2></Parent>
</Message>

To sum up the problem, if a node has both innertext and some child nodes,
then the entire node is written in a single line, without indentation.
How can I get the indentation in the above case??
Any help is highly appreciated.

Thanks.

[cnu]

Though the format looks weird, it is a valid xml.
Unfortunately, I can't change the format...

[Piotr Szukalski]

On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 19:26:02 -0700, cnu wrote:

Hi!

To sum up the problem, if a node has both innertext and some child nodes,
then the entire node is written in a single line, without indentation.
How can I get the indentation in the above case??

You forgot to tell how you create the XML, I _assume_ you use
System.Xml.XmlW riter. In such case try it's 'Formating' property:

xmlWriter.Forma tting = System.Xml.Form atting.Indented ;

Cheers,
Piotrek

[cnu]

I have all the xml in XmlDocument and this is how I save :

System.Xml.XmlT extWriter xtw = new XmlTextWriter(a FilePath, null);
xtw.Formatting = Formatting.Inde nted;
xmlDoc.Save(xtw );
xtw.Flush();
xtw.Close();

[Piotr Szukalski]

On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 00:41:02 -0700, cnu wrote:

Hi!

System.Xml.XmlT extWriter xtw = new XmlTextWriter(a FilePath, null);
xtw.Formatting = Formatting.Inde nted;
xmlDoc.Save(xtw );
xtw.Flush();
xtw.Close();

It looks like you have found a bug in .NET XmlWriter :/
The code below seems to proove it... Any MVP here?

// --- the code ---
System.Xml.XmlT extWriter xtw = new XmlTextWriter(@ "c:\temp\aTest. xml", System.Text.Enc oding.UTF8);
xtw.Formatting = Formatting.Inde nted;

xtw.WriteStartE lement("Message ");
xtw.WriteStartE lement("Parent" );
xtw.WriteAttrib uteString("Inde x", "0");
xtw.WriteAttrib uteString("Leng th", "6");
xtw.WriteString ("123"); // get rid of this line and everything is ok

xtw.WriteStartE lement("Child1" );
xtw.WriteAttrib uteString("inde x", "0,1");
xtw.WriteAttrib uteString("leng th", "6");
xtw.WriteString ("abcd");

xtw.WriteEndEle ment();
xtw.WriteEndEle ment();
xtw.WriteEndEle ment();

xtw.Flush();
xtw.Close();
// --- end ---

Cheers,
Piotrek