Using XmlTextWriter to write value with a new line (keep proper indent) in c#

Question

what I want is like this:

  <a>
    <b>
      <c>
        value
      </c>
    </b>
  </a>

I've tried: WriteValue()/WriteString() will not start a new line: "<c>value</c>" WriteWhitespace(Environment.NewLine) will not keep the indent:

  <a>
    <b>
      <c>
  value
  </c>
    </b>
  </a>

For some reason I have to use XmlTextWriter.

Try the properties, writer.Formatting = Formatting.Indented; writer.Indentation = 4; — jac, Sep 04 '14 at 02:47
you may misunderstood, I've already use formatting, so the a-b-c will keep indent, but when I want add a value in a new line, the value cannot. — Crazyisgift, Sep 04 '14 at 02:55

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 04 '14 at 02:54

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You have to use XmlWriterSettings. see the code sample

XmlWriterSettings settings = new XmlWriterSettings();
        settings.Indent = true;
        settings.IndentChars = "\t";
        XmlWriter writer = XmlWriter.Create(@"sample.xml", settings);
        writer.WriteStartElement("a");
        writer.WriteStartElement("b");
        writer.WriteStartElement("c");
        writer.WriteValue("value");
        writer.WriteEndElement();
        writer.WriteEndElement();
        writer.WriteEndElement();
        writer.Close();

answered Sep 04 '14 at 02:54

Seminda

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thanks, but sorry I have to use XmlTextWriter to write XML segments, which cannot use the settings. Is there any solution for XmlTextWriter? – Crazyisgift Sep 04 '14 at 03:26
If you can post your code sample that will help to check – Seminda Sep 04 '14 at 04:50

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:03

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You can implement a small custom writer to accomplish that. See my answer here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/33542165/5114784

edited May 23 '17 at 12:03

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answered Nov 05 '15 at 10:30

György Kőszeg

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Using XmlTextWriter to write value with a new line (keep proper indent) in c#

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