XmlTextWriter Usage question

[Rob]

I would like to store the contents of the xml created via the XmlTextWriter
to a string as opposed to a file. Is this possible ? If so how ? Is this
the best way to create xml that gets stored to a variable? Am I better off
using the xmldom ?

[Chris Mullins]

This is possible, in fact it's even pretty easy.

Create a StringWriter that writes to a stringbuilder, or a stream based on a
memory stream. Pass either of these to the XmlTextWriter, perform your
operations, then pull your string out of the stringbuilder or the memory
stream.

It's about 3 lines of code, total...

--
Chris Mullins, MCSD.Net, MCPD:Enterprise
http://www.coversant.net/blogs/cmullins
"Rob" <ro***@yahoo.comwrote in message
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>I would like to store the contents of the xml created via the XmlTextWriter
to a string as opposed to a file. Is this possible ? If so how ? Is this
the best way to create xml that gets stored to a variable? Am I better off
using the xmldom ?

[Rob]

Chris,

Would it work something like...

Dim sb as New StringBuilder
Dim sw as New StringWriter(sb)
Dim tw as New XmlTextWriter(sw)

With tw
.Indentation = 4
' code to build xml. ...
.WriteEndDocumnet()
End with

tw.Flush()
tw.Close()

But now how do I view the contents of tw

MsgBox(tw) does not work
Textbox1.Text = tw does not work

Thanks,
Rob
"Chris Mullins" <cm******@yahoo.comwrote in message
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This is possible, in fact it's even pretty easy.

Create a StringWriter that writes to a stringbuilder, or a stream based on
a memory stream. Pass either of these to the XmlTextWriter, perform your
operations, then pull your string out of the stringbuilder or the memory
stream.

It's about 3 lines of code, total...

--
Chris Mullins, MCSD.Net, MCPD:Enterprise
http://www.coversant.net/blogs/cmullins
"Rob" <ro***@yahoo.comwrote in message
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>>I would like to store the contents of the xml created via the
XmlTextWriter to a string as opposed to a file. Is this possible ? If so
how ? Is this the best way to create xml that gets stored to a variable?
Am I better off using the xmldom ?

[Oleg Tkachenko [MVP]]

Rob wrote:

Would it work something like...

Dim sb as New StringBuilder
Dim sw as New StringWriter(sb)
Dim tw as New XmlTextWriter(sw)

With tw
.Indentation = 4
' code to build xml. ...
.WriteEndDocumnet()
End with

tw.Flush()
tw.Close()

But now how do I view the contents of tw

MsgBox(tw) does not work
Textbox1.Text = tw does not work

Even simpler

Dim sw as New StringWriter()
Dim tw as New XmlTextWriter(sw)

With tw
.Indentation = 4
' code to build xml. ...
.WriteEndDocumnet()
End with

tw.Close()

MsgBox(sw.ToString())

--
Oleg Tkachenko [XML MVP, MCPD]
http://blog.tkachenko.com | http://www.XmlLab.Net | http://www.XLinq.Net

[Rob]

Thanks very much !

"Oleg Tkachenko [MVP]" <so**@body.comwrote in message
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Rob wrote:

>Would it work something like...

Dim sb as New StringBuilder
Dim sw as New StringWriter(sb)
Dim tw as New XmlTextWriter(sw)

With tw
.Indentation = 4
' code to build xml. ...
.WriteEndDocumnet()
End with

tw.Flush()
tw.Close()

But now how do I view the contents of tw

MsgBox(tw) does not work
Textbox1.Text = tw does not work

Even simpler

Dim sw as New StringWriter()
Dim tw as New XmlTextWriter(sw)

With tw
.Indentation = 4
' code to build xml. ...
.WriteEndDocumnet()
End with

tw.Close()

MsgBox(sw.ToString())

--
Oleg Tkachenko [XML MVP, MCPD]
http://blog.tkachenko.com | http://www.XmlLab.Net | http://www.XLinq.Net

[Chris Mullins]

Just change:

MsgBox(tw)

to:
MsgBox(sb.ToString())

--
Chris Mullins, MCSD.NET, MCPD:Enterprise
http://www.coversant.net/blogs/cmullins

"Rob" <ro***@yahoo.comwrote in message
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Chris,

Would it work something like...

Dim sb as New StringBuilder
Dim sw as New StringWriter(sb)
Dim tw as New XmlTextWriter(sw)

With tw
.Indentation = 4
' code to build xml. ...
.WriteEndDocumnet()
End with

tw.Flush()
tw.Close()

But now how do I view the contents of tw

MsgBox(tw) does not work
Textbox1.Text = tw does not work

Thanks,
Rob
"Chris Mullins" <cm******@yahoo.comwrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>This is possible, in fact it's even pretty easy.

Create a StringWriter that writes to a stringbuilder, or a stream based
on a memory stream. Pass either of these to the XmlTextWriter, perform
your operations, then pull your string out of the stringbuilder or the
memory stream.

It's about 3 lines of code, total...

--
Chris Mullins, MCSD.Net, MCPD:Enterprise
http://www.coversant.net/blogs/cmullins
"Rob" <ro***@yahoo.comwrote in message
news:y8******************************@comcast.com ...

>>>I would like to store the contents of the xml created via the
XmlTextWriter to a string as opposed to a file. Is this possible ? If
so how ? Is this the best way to create xml that gets stored to a
variable? Am I better off using the xmldom ?