whitespace in empty nodes after save

[Michael Frost]

Loading and saving a xml document in .net creates whitespace in empty nodes!

loading an empty node like:

<node></node>

..net saves as:

<node>
</node>

resulting in a whitespace when processed by xslt like:

<xsl:value-of select="node"/>
Can the whitespace be removed from empty nodes before saving in .net ??

/mik

[Peter Theill]

> Loading and saving a xml document in .net creates whitespace in empty
nodes!

Set the "PreserveWhites pace" attribute on your document to true, e.g.

XmlDocument d = new XmlDocument();
d.PreserveWhite space = true;
d.Load("file.xm l");

// do your processing...

d.Save("file2.x ml");

Rgd,
Peter Theill

[Clark Spencer]

I have the same issue as Mr Frost.
I tried your solution (using the PreServeWhiteSp ace property of the
XmlDocument) and it made no sence to me?

The XmlParser removes ALL carridge return in the entire document. I just
want to remove the extra carridge return added in empty elements. It seems
Michael Frost wanted the same.

Is it possible to remove that extra carridge return in empty elements?

Regards,

/Clark

"Peter Theill" wrote:

Loading and saving a xml document in .net creates whitespace in empty

nodes!

Set the "PreserveWhites pace" attribute on your document to true, e.g.

XmlDocument d = new XmlDocument();
d.PreserveWhite space = true;
d.Load("file.xm l");

// do your processing...

d.Save("file2.x ml");

Rgd,
Peter Theill

[BLechmann]

Hi,

I have exactly the same problem - do you have a solution already? The
workaround with PreserveWhitesp ace works, but I don't want to loose
all carriage returns.

Best regards,
Bjoern

[BLechmann]

Hi,

I have'nt tried it. I you have more time then me on your hands you might
wanna give it a go. It isn't very time consuming, you should try it.
Look on the posts created 2004-08-30. I have a post there with a subject
"Possible to force output format of empty element?".

Although the poster switched WriteFullEndEle ment and WriteEndElement
in a later post, it works for me with the first solution.

Thanks,
Bjoern