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XmlTextWriter.WriteEntityRef(String) Method

Definition

Writes out an entity reference as &name;.

public:
 override void WriteEntityRef(System::String ^ name);
public override void WriteEntityRef (string name);
override this.WriteEntityRef : string -> unit
Public Overrides Sub WriteEntityRef (name As String)

Parameters

name
String

Name of the entity reference.

Exceptions

The text would result in a non-well formed XML document or name is either null or String.Empty.

Examples

The following example writes an XML file representing a book.

#using <System.Xml.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::IO;
using namespace System::Xml;
int main()
{
   XmlTextWriter^ writer = nullptr;
   String^ filename = "sampledata.xml";
   writer = gcnew XmlTextWriter( filename, nullptr );
   
   //Use indenting for readability.
   writer->Formatting = Formatting::Indented;
   
   //Write the XML delcaration. 
   writer->WriteStartDocument();
   
   //Write the ProcessingInstruction node.
   String^ PItext = "type='text/xsl' href='book.xsl'";
   writer->WriteProcessingInstruction( "xml-stylesheet", PItext );
   
   //Write the DocumentType node.
   writer->WriteDocType( "book", nullptr, nullptr, "<!ENTITY h 'hardcover'>" );
   
   //Write a Comment node.
   writer->WriteComment( "sample XML" );
   
   //Write a root element.
   writer->WriteStartElement( "book" );
   
   //Write the genre attribute.
   writer->WriteAttributeString( "genre", "novel" );
   
   //Write the ISBN attribute.
   writer->WriteAttributeString( "ISBN", "1-8630-014" );
   
   //Write the title.
   writer->WriteElementString( "title", "The Handmaid's Tale" );
   
   //Write the style element.
   writer->WriteStartElement( "style" );
   writer->WriteEntityRef( "h" );
   writer->WriteEndElement();
   
   //Write the price.
   writer->WriteElementString( "price", "19.95" );
   
   //Write CDATA.
   writer->WriteCData( "Prices 15% off!!" );
   
   //Write the close tag for the root element.
   writer->WriteEndElement();
   writer->WriteEndDocument();
   
   //Write the XML to file and close the writer.
   writer->Flush();
   writer->Close();
   
   //Load the file into an XmlDocument to ensure well formed XML.
   XmlDocument^ doc = gcnew XmlDocument;
   
   //Preserve white space for readability.
   doc->PreserveWhitespace = true;
   
   //Load the file.
   doc->Load( filename );
   
   //Display the XML content to the console.
   Console::Write( doc->InnerXml );
}
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Xml;

public class Sample
{
  private const string filename = "sampledata.xml";

  public static void Main()
  {
     XmlTextWriter writer = null;

     writer = new XmlTextWriter (filename, null);
     //Use indenting for readability.
     writer.Formatting = Formatting.Indented;

     //Write the XML delcaration.
     writer.WriteStartDocument();

     //Write the ProcessingInstruction node.
     String PItext="type='text/xsl' href='book.xsl'";
     writer.WriteProcessingInstruction("xml-stylesheet", PItext);

     //Write the DocumentType node.
     writer.WriteDocType("book", null , null, "<!ENTITY h 'hardcover'>");

     //Write a Comment node.
     writer.WriteComment("sample XML");

     //Write a root element.
     writer.WriteStartElement("book");

     //Write the genre attribute.
     writer.WriteAttributeString("genre", "novel");

     //Write the ISBN attribute.
     writer.WriteAttributeString("ISBN", "1-8630-014");

     //Write the title.
     writer.WriteElementString("title", "The Handmaid's Tale");

     //Write the style element.
     writer.WriteStartElement("style");
     writer.WriteEntityRef("h");
     writer.WriteEndElement();

     //Write the price.
     writer.WriteElementString("price", "19.95");

     //Write CDATA.
     writer.WriteCData("Prices 15% off!!");

     //Write the close tag for the root element.
     writer.WriteEndElement();

     writer.WriteEndDocument();

     //Write the XML to file and close the writer.
     writer.Flush();
     writer.Close();

     //Load the file into an XmlDocument to ensure well formed XML.
     XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
     //Preserve white space for readability.
     doc.PreserveWhitespace = true;
     //Load the file.
     doc.Load(filename);

     //Display the XML content to the console.
     Console.Write(doc.InnerXml);
  }
}
Option Explicit
Option Strict

Imports System.IO
Imports System.Xml

Public Class Sample
    Private Shared filename As String = "sampledata.xml"
    Public Shared Sub Main()
        Dim writer As XmlTextWriter = Nothing
        
        writer = New XmlTextWriter(filename, Nothing)
        'Use indenting for readability.
        writer.Formatting = Formatting.Indented
        
        'Write the XML delcaration. 
        writer.WriteStartDocument()
        
        'Write the ProcessingInstruction node.
        Dim PItext As String = "type='text/xsl' href='book.xsl'"
        writer.WriteProcessingInstruction("xml-stylesheet", PItext)
        
        'Write the DocumentType node.
        writer.WriteDocType("book", Nothing, Nothing, "<!ENTITY h 'hardcover'>")
        
        'Write a Comment node.
        writer.WriteComment("sample XML")
        
        'Write a root element.
        writer.WriteStartElement("book")
        
        'Write the genre attribute.
        writer.WriteAttributeString("genre", "novel")
        
        'Write the ISBN attribute.
        writer.WriteAttributeString("ISBN", "1-8630-014")
        
        'Write the title.
        writer.WriteElementString("title", "The Handmaid's Tale")
        
        'Write the style element.
        writer.WriteStartElement("style")
        writer.WriteEntityRef("h")
        writer.WriteEndElement()
        
        'Write the price.
        writer.WriteElementString("price", "19.95")
        
        'Write CDATA.
        writer.WriteCData("Prices 15% off!!")
        
        'Write the close tag for the root element.
        writer.WriteEndElement()
        
        writer.WriteEndDocument()
        
        'Write the XML to file and close the writer.
        writer.Flush()
        writer.Close()
        
        'Load the file into an XmlDocument to ensure well formed XML.
        Dim doc As New XmlDocument()
        'Preserve white space for readability.
        doc.PreserveWhitespace = True
        'Load the file.
        doc.Load(filename)
        
        'Display the XML content to the console.
        Console.Write(doc.InnerXml)
    End Sub
End Class

Remarks

Note

Starting with the .NET Framework 2.0, we recommend that you create XmlWriter instances by using the XmlWriter.Create method and the XmlWriterSettings class to take advantage of new functionality.

Applies to