XmlSerializer/XmlTextWriter all data on one line

[Steve]

I'm an XML newb.
I'm serializing a class and when I inspect the xml file, all the data is on
one line rather than being nested and indented

Is that normal?

<code>
StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(m_optionsXmlFilePath, false);
XmlSerializer xmlSerializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Options));
XmlTextWriter xmlTextWriter = new XmlTextWriter(sw);

xmlSerializer.Serialize(xmlTextWriter, this);
xmlTextWriter.Close();
</code>

[Pascal Schmitt]

Hello!

I'm serializing a class and when I inspect the xml file, all the data is on
one line rather than being nested and indented

Is that normal?
Yes, it is.

Use the indentation-property on XmlTextWriter to generate a
human-reader-friendly output:
<code>
StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(m_optionsXmlFilePath, false);
XmlSerializer xmlSerializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Options));
XmlTextWriter xmlTextWriter = new XmlTextWriter(sw); xmlTextWriter.Formatting = Formatting.Indented
xmlSerializer.Serialize(xmlTextWriter, this);
xmlTextWriter.Close();
</code>

see also:
<http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.xml.xmltextwriter.formatting>

--
Pascal Schmitt

[Steve]

Perfect, thank you so much!
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Hello!

I'm serializing a class and when I inspect the xml file, all the data is on one line rather than being nested and indented

Is that normal?
Yes, it is.

Use the indentation-property on XmlTextWriter to generate a
human-reader-friendly output:

<code>
StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(m_optionsXmlFilePath, false);
XmlSerializer xmlSerializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Options));
XmlTextWriter xmlTextWriter = new XmlTextWriter(sw);

xmlTextWriter.Formatting = Formatting.Indented

xmlSerializer.Serialize(xmlTextWriter, this);
xmlTextWriter.Close();
</code>

see also:

<http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...iter.formattin
g>
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Pascal Schmitt