DataTable.WriteXml Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Data

Assembly:: System.Data.Common.dll

Assembly:: System.Data.dll

Assembly:: netstandard.dll

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Writes the current contents of the DataTable as XML.

Overloads

WriteXml(TextWriter, Boolean)	Writes the current contents of the DataTable as XML using the specified TextWriter. To save the data for the table and all its descendants, set the `writeHierarchy` parameter to `true`.
WriteXml(TextWriter, XmlWriteMode)	Writes the current data, and optionally the schema, for the DataTable using the specified TextWriter and XmlWriteMode. To write the schema, set the value for the `mode` parameter to `WriteSchema`.
WriteXml(String, XmlWriteMode)	Writes the current data, and optionally the schema, for the DataTable using the specified file and XmlWriteMode. To write the schema, set the value for the `mode` parameter to `WriteSchema`.
WriteXml(Stream, XmlWriteMode)	Writes the current data, and optionally the schema, for the DataTable to the specified file using the specified XmlWriteMode. To write the schema, set the value for the `mode` parameter to `WriteSchema`.
WriteXml(XmlWriter, Boolean)	Writes the current contents of the DataTable as XML using the specified XmlWriter.
WriteXml(XmlWriter, XmlWriteMode)	Writes the current data, and optionally the schema, for the DataTable using the specified XmlWriter and XmlWriteMode. To write the schema, set the value for the `mode` parameter to `WriteSchema`.
WriteXml(Stream, XmlWriteMode, Boolean)	Writes the current data, and optionally the schema, for the DataTable to the specified file using the specified XmlWriteMode. To write the schema, set the value for the `mode` parameter to `WriteSchema`. To save the data for the table and all its descendants, set the `writeHierarchy` parameter to `true`.
WriteXml(TextWriter, XmlWriteMode, Boolean)	Writes the current data, and optionally the schema, for the DataTable using the specified TextWriter and XmlWriteMode. To write the schema, set the value for the `mode` parameter to `WriteSchema`. To save the data for the table and all its descendants, set the `writeHierarchy` parameter to `true`.
WriteXml(String, Boolean)	Writes the current contents of the DataTable as XML using the specified file. To save the data for the table and all its descendants, set the `writeHierarchy` parameter to `true`.
WriteXml(Stream, Boolean)	Writes the current contents of the DataTable as XML using the specified Stream. To save the data for the table and all its descendants, set the `writeHierarchy` parameter to `true`.
WriteXml(XmlWriter, XmlWriteMode, Boolean)	Writes the current data, and optionally the schema, for the DataTable using the specified XmlWriter and XmlWriteMode. To write the schema, set the value for the `mode` parameter to `WriteSchema`. To save the data for the table and all its descendants, set the `writeHierarchy` parameter to `true`.
WriteXml(String)	Writes the current contents of the DataTable as XML using the specified file.
WriteXml(TextWriter)	Writes the current contents of the DataTable as XML using the specified TextWriter.
WriteXml(Stream)	Writes the current contents of the DataTable as XML using the specified Stream.
WriteXml(String, XmlWriteMode, Boolean)	Writes the current data, and optionally the schema, for the DataTable using the specified file and XmlWriteMode. To write the schema, set the value for the `mode` parameter to `WriteSchema`. To save the data for the table and all its descendants, set the `writeHierarchy` parameter to `true`.
WriteXml(XmlWriter)	Writes the current contents of the DataTable as XML using the specified XmlWriter.

Examples

The following console application creates two DataTable instances, adds each to a DataSet, creates a DataRelation relating the two tables, and then uses the WriteXml method to write the data contained within the parent table to a TextWriter. The example demonstrates the behavior when setting the writeHierarchy parameter to each of its values.

Note

This example shows how to use one of the overloaded versions of WriteXml. For other examples that might be available, see the individual overload topics.

static void Main()
{
    DataSet ds = new DataSet();
    DataTable customerTable = GetCustomers();
    DataTable orderTable = GetOrders();

    ds.Tables.Add(customerTable);
    ds.Tables.Add(orderTable);
    ds.Relations.Add("CustomerOrder",
        new DataColumn[] { customerTable.Columns[0] },
        new DataColumn[] { orderTable.Columns[1] }, true);

    System.IO.StringWriter writer = new System.IO.StringWriter();
    customerTable.WriteXml(writer, XmlWriteMode.WriteSchema, false);
    PrintOutput(writer, "Customer table, without hierarchy");

    writer = new System.IO.StringWriter();
    customerTable.WriteXml(writer, XmlWriteMode.WriteSchema, true);
    PrintOutput(writer, "Customer table, with hierarchy");

    Console.WriteLine("Press any key to continue.");
    Console.ReadKey();
}

private static DataTable GetCustomers()
{
    // Create sample Customers table, in order
    // to demonstrate the behavior of the DataTableReader.
    DataTable table = new DataTable();

    // Create two columns, ID and Name.
    DataColumn idColumn = table.Columns.Add("ID", typeof(System.Int32));
    table.Columns.Add("Name", typeof(System.String));

    // Set the ID column as the primary key column.
    table.PrimaryKey = new DataColumn[] { idColumn };

    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 1, "Mary" });
    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 2, "Andy" });
    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 3, "Peter" });
    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 4, "Russ" });
    table.AcceptChanges();
    return table;
}

private static DataTable GetOrders()
{
    // Create sample Customers table, in order
    // to demonstrate the behavior of the DataTableReader.
    DataTable table = new DataTable();

    // Create three columns; OrderID, CustomerID, and OrderDate.
    table.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("OrderID", typeof(System.Int32)));
    table.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("CustomerID", typeof(System.Int32)));
    table.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("OrderDate", typeof(System.DateTime)));

    // Set the OrderID column as the primary key column.
    table.PrimaryKey = new DataColumn[] { table.Columns[0] };

    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 1, 1, "12/2/2003" });
    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 2, 1, "1/3/2004" });
    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 3, 2, "11/13/2004" });
    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 4, 3, "5/16/2004" });
    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 5, 3, "5/22/2004" });
    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 6, 4, "6/15/2004" });
    table.AcceptChanges();
    return table;
}

private static void PrintOutput(System.IO.TextWriter writer, string caption)
{
    Console.WriteLine("==============================");
    Console.WriteLine(caption);
    Console.WriteLine("==============================");
    Console.WriteLine(writer.ToString());
}

Sub Main()
  Dim ds As New DataSet
  Dim customerTable As DataTable = GetCustomers()
  Dim orderTable As DataTable = GetOrders()

  ds.Tables.Add(customerTable)
  ds.Tables.Add(orderTable)
  ds.Relations.Add("CustomerOrder", _
   New DataColumn() {customerTable.Columns(0)}, _
   New DataColumn() {orderTable.Columns(1)}, True)

  Dim writer As New System.IO.StringWriter
  customerTable.WriteXml(writer, XmlWriteMode.WriteSchema, False)
  PrintOutput(writer, "Customer table, without hierarchy")

  writer = New System.IO.StringWriter
  customerTable.WriteXml(writer, XmlWriteMode.WriteSchema, True)
  PrintOutput(writer, "Customer table, with hierarchy")

  Console.WriteLine("Press any key to continue.")
  Console.ReadKey()
End Sub

Private Function GetOrders() As DataTable
  ' Create sample Customers table, in order
  ' to demonstrate the behavior of the DataTableReader.
  Dim table As New DataTable

  ' Create three columns, OrderID, CustomerID, and OrderDate.
  table.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("OrderID", GetType(System.Int32)))
  table.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("CustomerID", GetType(System.Int32)))
  table.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("OrderDate", GetType(System.DateTime)))

  ' Set the OrderID column as the primary key column.
  table.PrimaryKey = New DataColumn() {table.Columns(0)}

  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {1, 1, #12/2/2003#})
  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {2, 1, #1/3/2004#})
  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {3, 2, #11/13/2004#})
  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {4, 3, #5/16/2004#})
  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {5, 3, #5/22/2004#})
  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {6, 4, #6/15/2004#})
  table.AcceptChanges()
  Return table
End Function

Private Function GetCustomers() As DataTable
  ' Create sample Customers table, in order
  ' to demonstrate the behavior of the DataTableReader.
  Dim table As New DataTable

  ' Create two columns, ID and Name.
  Dim idColumn As DataColumn = table.Columns.Add("ID", _
      GetType(System.Int32))
  table.Columns.Add("Name", GetType(System.String))

  ' Set the ID column as the primary key column.
  table.PrimaryKey = New DataColumn() {idColumn}

  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {1, "Mary"})
  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {2, "Andy"})
  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {3, "Peter"})
  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {4, "Russ"})
  table.AcceptChanges()
  Return table
End Function

Private Sub PrintOutput( _
   ByVal writer As System.IO.TextWriter, ByVal caption As String)

  Console.WriteLine("==============================")
  Console.WriteLine(caption)
  Console.WriteLine("==============================")
  Console.WriteLine(writer.ToString())
End Sub

The example displays the following output in the console window:

==============================
Customer table, without hierarchy
==============================
<NewDataSet>
  <xs:schema id="NewDataSet" xmlns="" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema
" xmlns:msdata="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-msdata">
    <xs:element name="NewDataSet" msdata:IsDataSet="true" msdata:MainDataTable="Table1">
      <xs:complexType>
        <xs:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
          <xs:element name="Table1">
            <xs:complexType>
              <xs:sequence>
                <xs:element name="ID" type="xs:int" />
                <xs:element name="Name" type="xs:string" minOccurs="0" />
              </xs:sequence>
            </xs:complexType>
          </xs:element>
        </xs:choice>
      </xs:complexType>
      <xs:unique name="Constraint1" msdata:PrimaryKey="true">
        <xs:selector xpath=".//Table1" />
        <xs:field xpath="ID" />
      </xs:unique>
    </xs:element>
  </xs:schema>
  <Table1>
    <ID>1</ID>
    <Name>Mary</Name>
  </Table1>
  <Table1>
    <ID>2</ID>
    <Name>Andy</Name>
  </Table1>
  <Table1>
    <ID>3</ID>
    <Name>Peter</Name>
  </Table1>
  <Table1>
    <ID>4</ID>
    <Name>Russ</Name>
  </Table1>
</NewDataSet>
==============================
Customer table, with hierarchy
==============================
<NewDataSet>
  <xs:schema id="NewDataSet" xmlns="" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema
" xmlns:msdata="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-msdata">
    <xs:element name="NewDataSet" msdata:IsDataSet="true" msdata:MainDataTable="Table1">
      <xs:complexType>
        <xs:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
          <xs:element name="Table1">
            <xs:complexType>
              <xs:sequence>
                <xs:element name="ID" type="xs:int" />
                <xs:element name="Name" type="xs:string" minOccurs="0" />
              </xs:sequence>
            </xs:complexType>
          </xs:element>
          <xs:element name="Table2">
            <xs:complexType>
              <xs:sequence>
                <xs:element name="OrderID" type="xs:int" />
                <xs:element name="CustomerID" type="xs:int" minOccurs="0" />
                <xs:element name="OrderDate" type="xs:dateTime" minOccurs="0" />

              </xs:sequence>
            </xs:complexType>
          </xs:element>
        </xs:choice>
      </xs:complexType>
      <xs:unique name="Constraint1" msdata:PrimaryKey="true">
        <xs:selector xpath=".//Table1" />
        <xs:field xpath="ID" />
      </xs:unique>
      <xs:unique name="Table2_Constraint1" msdata:ConstraintName="Constraint1" m
sdata:PrimaryKey="true">
        <xs:selector xpath=".//Table2" />
        <xs:field xpath="OrderID" />
      </xs:unique>
      <xs:keyref name="CustomerOrder" refer="Constraint1">
        <xs:selector xpath=".//Table2" />
        <xs:field xpath="CustomerID" />
      </xs:keyref>
    </xs:element>
  </xs:schema>
  <Table1>
    <ID>1</ID>
    <Name>Mary</Name>
  </Table1>
  <Table1>
    <ID>2</ID>
    <Name>Andy</Name>
  </Table1>
  <Table1>
    <ID>3</ID>
    <Name>Peter</Name>
  </Table1>
  <Table1>
    <ID>4</ID>
    <Name>Russ</Name>
  </Table1>
  <Table2>
    <OrderID>1</OrderID>
    <CustomerID>1</CustomerID>
    <OrderDate>2003-12-02T00:00:00.0000000-08:00</OrderDate>
  </Table2>
  <Table2>
    <OrderID>2</OrderID>
    <CustomerID>1</CustomerID>
    <OrderDate>2004-01-03T00:00:00.0000000-08:00</OrderDate>
  </Table2>
  <Table2>
    <OrderID>3</OrderID>
    <CustomerID>2</CustomerID>
    <OrderDate>2004-11-13T00:00:00.0000000-08:00</OrderDate>
  </Table2>
  <Table2>
    <OrderID>4</OrderID>
    <CustomerID>3</CustomerID>
    <OrderDate>2004-05-16T00:00:00.0000000-07:00</OrderDate>
  </Table2>
  <Table2>
    <OrderID>5</OrderID>
    <CustomerID>3</CustomerID>
    <OrderDate>2004-05-22T00:00:00.0000000-07:00</OrderDate>
  </Table2>
  <Table2>
    <OrderID>6</OrderID>
    <CustomerID>4</CustomerID>
    <OrderDate>2004-06-15T00:00:00.0000000-07:00</OrderDate>
  </Table2>
</NewDataSet>

Remarks

The WriteXml method provides a way to write either data only, or both data and schema from a DataTable into an XML document, whereas the WriteXmlSchema method writes only the schema. To write both data and schema, use one of the overloads that include the XmlWriteMode parameter, and set its value to WriteSchema.

Note that the same is true for the ReadXml and ReadXmlSchema methods, respectively. To read XML data, or both schema and data into the DataTable, use the ReadXml method. To read just the schema, use the ReadXmlSchema method.

Note

An InvalidOperationException will be thrown if a column type in the DataRow being read from or written to implements IDynamicMetaObjectProvider and does not implement IXmlSerializable.

WriteXml(TextWriter, Boolean)

Source:: DataTable.cs

Source:: DataTable.cs

Source:: DataTable.cs

Writes the current contents of the DataTable as XML using the specified TextWriter. To save the data for the table and all its descendants, set the writeHierarchy parameter to true.

public:
 void WriteXml(System::IO::TextWriter ^ writer, bool writeHierarchy);

public void WriteXml (System.IO.TextWriter? writer, bool writeHierarchy);

public void WriteXml (System.IO.TextWriter writer, bool writeHierarchy);

member this.WriteXml : System.IO.TextWriter * bool -> unit

Public Sub WriteXml (writer As TextWriter, writeHierarchy As Boolean)

Parameters

writer: TextWriter

The TextWriter with which to write the content.

writeHierarchy: Boolean

If true, write the contents of the current table and all its descendants. If false (the default value), write the data for the current table only.

Examples

static void Main()
{
    DataSet ds = new DataSet();
    DataTable customerTable = GetCustomers();
    DataTable orderTable = GetOrders();

    ds.Tables.Add(customerTable);
    ds.Tables.Add(orderTable);
    ds.Relations.Add("CustomerOrder",
        new DataColumn[] { customerTable.Columns[0] },
        new DataColumn[] { orderTable.Columns[1] }, true);

    System.IO.StringWriter writer = new System.IO.StringWriter();
    customerTable.WriteXml(writer, true);
    PrintOutput(writer, "Customer table, with hierarchy");

    Console.WriteLine("Press any key to continue.");
    Console.ReadKey();
}

private static DataTable GetCustomers()
{
    // Create sample Customers table, in order
    // to demonstrate the behavior of the DataTableReader.
    DataTable table = new DataTable();

    // Create two columns, ID and Name.
    DataColumn idColumn = table.Columns.Add("ID", typeof(System.Int32));
    table.Columns.Add("Name", typeof(System.String));

    // Set the ID column as the primary key column.
    table.PrimaryKey = new DataColumn[] { idColumn };

    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 1, "Mary" });
    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 2, "Andy" });
    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 3, "Peter" });
    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 4, "Russ" });
    table.AcceptChanges();
    return table;
}

private static DataTable GetOrders()
{
    // Create sample Customers table, in order
    // to demonstrate the behavior of the DataTableReader.
    DataTable table = new DataTable();

    // Create three columns; OrderID, CustomerID, and OrderDate.
    table.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("OrderID", typeof(System.Int32)));
    table.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("CustomerID", typeof(System.Int32)));
    table.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("OrderDate", typeof(System.DateTime)));

    // Set the OrderID column as the primary key column.
    table.PrimaryKey = new DataColumn[] { table.Columns[0] };

    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 1, 1, "12/2/2003" });
    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 2, 1, "1/3/2004" });
    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 3, 2, "11/13/2004" });
    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 4, 3, "5/16/2004" });
    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 5, 3, "5/22/2004" });
    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 6, 4, "6/15/2004" });
    table.AcceptChanges();
    return table;
}

private static void PrintOutput(System.IO.TextWriter stream,
    string caption)
{
    Console.WriteLine("==============================");
    Console.WriteLine(caption);
    Console.WriteLine("==============================");
    Console.WriteLine(stream.ToString());
}

Sub Main()
  Dim ds As New DataSet
  Dim customerTable As DataTable = GetCustomers()
  Dim orderTable As DataTable = GetOrders()

  ds.Tables.Add(customerTable)
  ds.Tables.Add(orderTable)
  ds.Relations.Add("CustomerOrder", _
   New DataColumn() {customerTable.Columns(0)}, _
   New DataColumn() {orderTable.Columns(1)}, True)

  Dim writer As New System.IO.StringWriter
  customerTable.WriteXml(writer, True)
  PrintOutput(writer, "Customer table, with hierarchy")

  Console.WriteLine("Press any key to continue.")
  Console.ReadKey()
End Sub

Private Function GetOrders() As DataTable
  ' Create sample Customers table, in order
  ' to demonstrate the behavior of the DataTableReader.
  Dim table As New DataTable

  ' Create three columns, OrderID, CustomerID, and OrderDate.
  table.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("OrderID", GetType(System.Int32)))
  table.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("CustomerID", GetType(System.Int32)))
  table.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("OrderDate", GetType(System.DateTime)))

  ' Set the OrderID column as the primary key column.
  table.PrimaryKey = New DataColumn() {table.Columns(0)}

  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {1, 1, #12/2/2003#})
  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {2, 1, #1/3/2004#})
  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {3, 2, #11/13/2004#})
  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {4, 3, #5/16/2004#})
  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {5, 3, #5/22/2004#})
  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {6, 4, #6/15/2004#})
  table.AcceptChanges()
  Return table
End Function

Private Function GetCustomers() As DataTable
  ' Create sample Customers table, in order
  ' to demonstrate the behavior of the DataTableReader.
  Dim table As New DataTable

  ' Create two columns, ID and Name.
  Dim idColumn As DataColumn = table.Columns.Add("ID", _
      GetType(System.Int32))
  table.Columns.Add("Name", GetType(System.String))

  ' Set the ID column as the primary key column.
  table.PrimaryKey = New DataColumn() {idColumn}

  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {1, "Mary"})
  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {2, "Andy"})
  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {3, "Peter"})
  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {4, "Russ"})
  table.AcceptChanges()
  Return table
End Function

Private Sub PrintOutput( _
   ByVal stream As System.IO.TextWriter, ByVal caption As String)

  Console.WriteLine("==============================")
  Console.WriteLine(caption)
  Console.WriteLine("==============================")
  Console.WriteLine(stream.ToString())
End Sub

Remarks

The WriteXml method provides a way to write either data only, or both data and schema from a DataTable into an XML document, whereas the WriteXmlSchema method writes only the schema. To write both data and schema, use one of the overloads that includes the XmlWriteMode parameter, and set its value to WriteSchema.

Normally the WriteXml method writes the data only for the current table. To write the data for the current table and all its descendant, related tables, call the method with the writeHierarchy parameter set to true.

Note

An InvalidOperationException will be thrown if a column type in the DataRow being read from or written to implements IDynamicMetaObjectProvider and does not implement IXmlSerializable.

Applies to

WriteXml(TextWriter, XmlWriteMode)

Source:: DataTable.cs

Source:: DataTable.cs

Source:: DataTable.cs

Writes the current data, and optionally the schema, for the DataTable using the specified TextWriter and XmlWriteMode. To write the schema, set the value for the mode parameter to WriteSchema.

public:
 void WriteXml(System::IO::TextWriter ^ writer, System::Data::XmlWriteMode mode);

public void WriteXml (System.IO.TextWriter? writer, System.Data.XmlWriteMode mode);

public void WriteXml (System.IO.TextWriter writer, System.Data.XmlWriteMode mode);

member this.WriteXml : System.IO.TextWriter * System.Data.XmlWriteMode -> unit

Public Sub WriteXml (writer As TextWriter, mode As XmlWriteMode)

Parameters

writer: TextWriter

The TextWriter used to write the document.

mode: XmlWriteMode

One of the XmlWriteMode values.

Remarks

The WriteXml method provides a way to write either data only, or both data and schema from a DataTable into an XML document, whereas the WriteXmlSchema method writes only the schema. To write both data and schema, use one of the overloads that includes the XmlWriteMode parameter, and set its value to WriteSchema.

Note

An InvalidOperationException will be thrown if a column type in the DataRow being read from or written to implements IDynamicMetaObjectProvider and does not implement IXmlSerializable.

Applies to

WriteXml(String, XmlWriteMode)

Source:: DataTable.cs

Source:: DataTable.cs

Source:: DataTable.cs

Writes the current data, and optionally the schema, for the DataTable using the specified file and XmlWriteMode. To write the schema, set the value for the mode parameter to WriteSchema.

public:
 void WriteXml(System::String ^ fileName, System::Data::XmlWriteMode mode);

public void WriteXml (string fileName, System.Data.XmlWriteMode mode);

member this.WriteXml : string * System.Data.XmlWriteMode -> unit

Public Sub WriteXml (fileName As String, mode As XmlWriteMode)

Parameters

fileName: String

The name of the file to which the data will be written.

mode: XmlWriteMode

One of the XmlWriteMode values.

Remarks

Note

An InvalidOperationException will be thrown if a column type in the DataRow being read from or written to implements IDynamicMetaObjectProvider and does not implement IXmlSerializable.

Applies to

WriteXml(Stream, XmlWriteMode)

Source:: DataTable.cs

Source:: DataTable.cs

Source:: DataTable.cs

public:
 void WriteXml(System::IO::Stream ^ stream, System::Data::XmlWriteMode mode);

public void WriteXml (System.IO.Stream? stream, System.Data.XmlWriteMode mode);

public void WriteXml (System.IO.Stream stream, System.Data.XmlWriteMode mode);

member this.WriteXml : System.IO.Stream * System.Data.XmlWriteMode -> unit

Public Sub WriteXml (stream As Stream, mode As XmlWriteMode)

Parameters

stream: Stream

The stream to which the data will be written.

mode: XmlWriteMode

One of the XmlWriteMode values.

Remarks

The WriteXml method provides a way to write either data only, or both data and schema from a DataTable into an XML document, whereas the WriteXmlSchema method writes only the schema. To write both data and schema, use one of the overloads that includes the XmlWriteMode parameter, and set its value to WriteSchema.

Note

An InvalidOperationException will be thrown if a column type in the DataRow being read from or written to implements IDynamicMetaObjectProvider and does not implement IXmlSerializable.

Applies to

WriteXml(XmlWriter, Boolean)

Source:: DataTable.cs

Source:: DataTable.cs

Source:: DataTable.cs

Writes the current contents of the DataTable as XML using the specified XmlWriter.

public:
 void WriteXml(System::Xml::XmlWriter ^ writer, bool writeHierarchy);

public void WriteXml (System.Xml.XmlWriter? writer, bool writeHierarchy);

public void WriteXml (System.Xml.XmlWriter writer, bool writeHierarchy);

member this.WriteXml : System.Xml.XmlWriter * bool -> unit

Public Sub WriteXml (writer As XmlWriter, writeHierarchy As Boolean)

Parameters

writer: XmlWriter

The XmlWriter with which to write the contents.

writeHierarchy: Boolean

If true, write the contents of the current table and all its descendants. If false (the default value), write the data for the current table only.

Remarks

Normally the WriteXml method writes the data only for the current table. To write the data for the current table and its entire descendant, related tables, call the method with the writeHierarchy parameter set to true.

Note

An InvalidOperationException will be thrown if a column type in the DataRow being read from or written to implements IDynamicMetaObjectProvider and does not implement IXmlSerializable.

Applies to

WriteXml(XmlWriter, XmlWriteMode)

Source:: DataTable.cs

Source:: DataTable.cs

Source:: DataTable.cs

Writes the current data, and optionally the schema, for the DataTable using the specified XmlWriter and XmlWriteMode. To write the schema, set the value for the mode parameter to WriteSchema.

public:
 void WriteXml(System::Xml::XmlWriter ^ writer, System::Data::XmlWriteMode mode);

public void WriteXml (System.Xml.XmlWriter? writer, System.Data.XmlWriteMode mode);

public void WriteXml (System.Xml.XmlWriter writer, System.Data.XmlWriteMode mode);

member this.WriteXml : System.Xml.XmlWriter * System.Data.XmlWriteMode -> unit

Public Sub WriteXml (writer As XmlWriter, mode As XmlWriteMode)

Parameters

writer: XmlWriter

The XmlWriter used to write the document.

mode: XmlWriteMode

One of the XmlWriteMode values.

Remarks

Note

An InvalidOperationException will be thrown if a column type in the DataRow being read from or written to implements IDynamicMetaObjectProvider and does not implement IXmlSerializable.

Applies to

WriteXml(Stream, XmlWriteMode, Boolean)

Source:: DataTable.cs

Source:: DataTable.cs

Source:: DataTable.cs

Writes the current data, and optionally the schema, for the DataTable to the specified file using the specified XmlWriteMode. To write the schema, set the value for the mode parameter to WriteSchema. To save the data for the table and all its descendants, set the writeHierarchy parameter to true.

public:
 void WriteXml(System::IO::Stream ^ stream, System::Data::XmlWriteMode mode, bool writeHierarchy);

public void WriteXml (System.IO.Stream? stream, System.Data.XmlWriteMode mode, bool writeHierarchy);

public void WriteXml (System.IO.Stream stream, System.Data.XmlWriteMode mode, bool writeHierarchy);

member this.WriteXml : System.IO.Stream * System.Data.XmlWriteMode * bool -> unit

Public Sub WriteXml (stream As Stream, mode As XmlWriteMode, writeHierarchy As Boolean)

Parameters

stream: Stream

The stream to which the data will be written.

mode: XmlWriteMode

One of the XmlWriteMode values.

writeHierarchy: Boolean

If true, write the contents of the current table and all its descendants. If false (the default value), write the data for the current table only.

Remarks

The WriteXml method provides a way to write either data only, or both data and schema from a DataTable into an XML document, whereas the WriteXmlSchema method writes only the schema. To write both data and schema, use one of the overloads that includes the XmlWriteMode parameter, and set its value to WriteSchema.

Normally, the WriteXml method saves data only for the current table. The WriteXml method provides a way to write either data only, or both data and schema from a DataTable into an XML document, whereas the WriteXmlSchema method writes only the schema. To write both data and schema, use one of the overloads that includes the XmlWriteMode parameter, and set its value to WriteSchema.

Normally the WriteXml method writes the data only for the current table. To write the data for the current table and all of its descendant, related tables, call the method with the writeHierarchy parameter set to true.

Note

An InvalidOperationException will be thrown if a column type in the DataRow being read from or written to implements IDynamicMetaObjectProvider and does not implement IXmlSerializable.

Applies to

WriteXml(TextWriter, XmlWriteMode, Boolean)

Source:: DataTable.cs

Source:: DataTable.cs

Source:: DataTable.cs

Writes the current data, and optionally the schema, for the DataTable using the specified TextWriter and XmlWriteMode. To write the schema, set the value for the mode parameter to WriteSchema. To save the data for the table and all its descendants, set the writeHierarchy parameter to true.

public:
 void WriteXml(System::IO::TextWriter ^ writer, System::Data::XmlWriteMode mode, bool writeHierarchy);

public void WriteXml (System.IO.TextWriter? writer, System.Data.XmlWriteMode mode, bool writeHierarchy);

public void WriteXml (System.IO.TextWriter writer, System.Data.XmlWriteMode mode, bool writeHierarchy);

member this.WriteXml : System.IO.TextWriter * System.Data.XmlWriteMode * bool -> unit

Public Sub WriteXml (writer As TextWriter, mode As XmlWriteMode, writeHierarchy As Boolean)

Parameters

writer: TextWriter

The TextWriter used to write the document.

mode: XmlWriteMode

One of the XmlWriteMode values.

writeHierarchy: Boolean

If true, write the contents of the current table and all its descendants. If false (the default value), write the data for the current table only.

Examples

static void Main()
{
    DataSet ds = new DataSet();
    DataTable customerTable = GetCustomers();
    DataTable orderTable = GetOrders();

    ds.Tables.Add(customerTable);
    ds.Tables.Add(orderTable);
    ds.Relations.Add("CustomerOrder",
        new DataColumn[] { customerTable.Columns[0] },
        new DataColumn[] { orderTable.Columns[1] }, true);

    System.IO.StringWriter writer = new System.IO.StringWriter();
    customerTable.WriteXml(writer, XmlWriteMode.WriteSchema, false);
    PrintOutput(writer, "Customer table, without hierarchy");

    writer = new System.IO.StringWriter();
    customerTable.WriteXml(writer, XmlWriteMode.WriteSchema, true);
    PrintOutput(writer, "Customer table, with hierarchy");

    Console.WriteLine("Press any key to continue.");
    Console.ReadKey();
}

private static DataTable GetCustomers()
{
    // Create sample Customers table, in order
    // to demonstrate the behavior of the DataTableReader.
    DataTable table = new DataTable();

    // Create two columns, ID and Name.
    DataColumn idColumn = table.Columns.Add("ID", typeof(System.Int32));
    table.Columns.Add("Name", typeof(System.String));

    // Set the ID column as the primary key column.
    table.PrimaryKey = new DataColumn[] { idColumn };

    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 1, "Mary" });
    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 2, "Andy" });
    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 3, "Peter" });
    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 4, "Russ" });
    table.AcceptChanges();
    return table;
}

private static DataTable GetOrders()
{
    // Create sample Customers table, in order
    // to demonstrate the behavior of the DataTableReader.
    DataTable table = new DataTable();

    // Create three columns; OrderID, CustomerID, and OrderDate.
    table.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("OrderID", typeof(System.Int32)));
    table.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("CustomerID", typeof(System.Int32)));
    table.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("OrderDate", typeof(System.DateTime)));

    // Set the OrderID column as the primary key column.
    table.PrimaryKey = new DataColumn[] { table.Columns[0] };

    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 1, 1, "12/2/2003" });
    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 2, 1, "1/3/2004" });
    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 3, 2, "11/13/2004" });
    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 4, 3, "5/16/2004" });
    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 5, 3, "5/22/2004" });
    table.Rows.Add(new object[] { 6, 4, "6/15/2004" });
    table.AcceptChanges();
    return table;
}

private static void PrintOutput(System.IO.TextWriter writer,
    string caption)
{
    Console.WriteLine("==============================");
    Console.WriteLine(caption);
    Console.WriteLine("==============================");
    Console.WriteLine(writer.ToString());
}

Sub Main()
  Dim ds As New DataSet
  Dim customerTable As DataTable = GetCustomers()
  Dim orderTable As DataTable = GetOrders()

  ds.Tables.Add(customerTable)
  ds.Tables.Add(orderTable)
  ds.Relations.Add("CustomerOrder", _
   New DataColumn() {customerTable.Columns(0)}, _
   New DataColumn() {orderTable.Columns(1)}, True)

  Dim writer As New System.IO.StringWriter
  customerTable.WriteXml(writer, XmlWriteMode.WriteSchema, False)
  PrintOutput(writer, "Customer table, without hierarchy")

  writer = New System.IO.StringWriter
  customerTable.WriteXml(writer, XmlWriteMode.WriteSchema, True)
  PrintOutput(writer, "Customer table, with hierarchy")

  Console.WriteLine("Press any key to continue.")
  Console.ReadKey()
End Sub

Private Function GetOrders() As DataTable
  ' Create sample Customers table, in order
  ' to demonstrate the behavior of the DataTableReader.
  Dim table As New DataTable

  ' Create three columns, OrderID, CustomerID, and OrderDate.
  table.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("OrderID", GetType(System.Int32)))
  table.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("CustomerID", GetType(System.Int32)))
  table.Columns.Add(New DataColumn("OrderDate", GetType(System.DateTime)))

  ' Set the OrderID column as the primary key column.
  table.PrimaryKey = New DataColumn() {table.Columns(0)}

  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {1, 1, #12/2/2003#})
  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {2, 1, #1/3/2004#})
  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {3, 2, #11/13/2004#})
  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {4, 3, #5/16/2004#})
  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {5, 3, #5/22/2004#})
  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {6, 4, #6/15/2004#})
  table.AcceptChanges()
  Return table
End Function

Private Function GetCustomers() As DataTable
  ' Create sample Customers table, in order
  ' to demonstrate the behavior of the DataTableReader.
  Dim table As New DataTable

  ' Create two columns, ID and Name.
  Dim idColumn As DataColumn = table.Columns.Add("ID", _
      GetType(System.Int32))
  table.Columns.Add("Name", GetType(System.String))

  ' Set the ID column as the primary key column.
  table.PrimaryKey = New DataColumn() {idColumn}

  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {1, "Mary"})
  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {2, "Andy"})
  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {3, "Peter"})
  table.Rows.Add(New Object() {4, "Russ"})
  table.AcceptChanges()
  Return table
End Function

Private Sub PrintOutput( _
   ByVal writer As System.IO.TextWriter, ByVal caption As String)

  Console.WriteLine("==============================")
  Console.WriteLine(caption)
  Console.WriteLine("==============================")
  Console.WriteLine(writer.ToString())
End Sub

The example displays the following output in the console window:

==============================
Customer table, without hierarchy
==============================
<NewDataSet>
  <xs:schema id="NewDataSet" xmlns="" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema
" xmlns:msdata="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-msdata">
    <xs:element name="NewDataSet" msdata:IsDataSet="true" msdata:MainDataTable="Table1">
      <xs:complexType>
        <xs:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
          <xs:element name="Table1">
            <xs:complexType>
              <xs:sequence>
                <xs:element name="ID" type="xs:int" />
                <xs:element name="Name" type="xs:string" minOccurs="0" />
              </xs:sequence>
            </xs:complexType>
          </xs:element>
        </xs:choice>
      </xs:complexType>
      <xs:unique name="Constraint1" msdata:PrimaryKey="true">
        <xs:selector xpath=".//Table1" />
        <xs:field xpath="ID" />
      </xs:unique>
    </xs:element>
  </xs:schema>
  <Table1>
    <ID>1</ID>
    <Name>Mary</Name>
  </Table1>
  <Table1>
    <ID>2</ID>
    <Name>Andy</Name>
  </Table1>
  <Table1>
    <ID>3</ID>
    <Name>Peter</Name>
  </Table1>
  <Table1>
    <ID>4</ID>
    <Name>Russ</Name>
  </Table1>
</NewDataSet>
==============================
Customer table, with hierarchy
==============================
<NewDataSet>
  <xs:schema id="NewDataSet" xmlns="" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema
" xmlns:msdata="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-msdata">
    <xs:element name="NewDataSet" msdata:IsDataSet="true" msdata:MainDataTable="Table1">
      <xs:complexType>
        <xs:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
          <xs:element name="Table1">
            <xs:complexType>
              <xs:sequence>
                <xs:element name="ID" type="xs:int" />
                <xs:element name="Name" type="xs:string" minOccurs="0" />
              </xs:sequence>
            </xs:complexType>
          </xs:element>
          <xs:element name="Table2">
            <xs:complexType>
              <xs:sequence>
                <xs:element name="OrderID" type="xs:int" />
                <xs:element name="CustomerID" type="xs:int" minOccurs="0" />
                <xs:element name="OrderDate" type="xs:dateTime" minOccurs="0" />

              </xs:sequence>
            </xs:complexType>
          </xs:element>
        </xs:choice>
      </xs:complexType>
      <xs:unique name="Constraint1" msdata:PrimaryKey="true">
        <xs:selector xpath=".//Table1" />
        <xs:field xpath="ID" />
      </xs:unique>
      <xs:unique name="Table2_Constraint1" msdata:ConstraintName="Constraint1" m
sdata:PrimaryKey="true">
        <xs:selector xpath=".//Table2" />
        <xs:field xpath="OrderID" />
      </xs:unique>
      <xs:keyref name="CustomerOrder" refer="Constraint1">
        <xs:selector xpath=".//Table2" />
        <xs:field xpath="CustomerID" />
      </xs:keyref>
    </xs:element>
  </xs:schema>
  <Table1>
    <ID>1</ID>
    <Name>Mary</Name>
  </Table1>
  <Table1>
    <ID>2</ID>
    <Name>Andy</Name>
  </Table1>
  <Table1>
    <ID>3</ID>
    <Name>Peter</Name>
  </Table1>
  <Table1>
    <ID>4</ID>
    <Name>Russ</Name>
  </Table1>
  <Table2>
    <OrderID>1</OrderID>
    <CustomerID>1</CustomerID>
    <OrderDate>2003-12-02T00:00:00.0000000-08:00</OrderDate>
  </Table2>
  <Table2>
    <OrderID>2</OrderID>
    <CustomerID>1</CustomerID>
    <OrderDate>2004-01-03T00:00:00.0000000-08:00</OrderDate>
  </Table2>
  <Table2>
    <OrderID>3</OrderID>
    <CustomerID>2</CustomerID>
    <OrderDate>2004-11-13T00:00:00.0000000-08:00</OrderDate>
  </Table2>
  <Table2>
    <OrderID>4</OrderID>
    <CustomerID>3</CustomerID>
    <OrderDate>2004-05-16T00:00:00.0000000-07:00</OrderDate>
  </Table2>
  <Table2>
    <OrderID>5</OrderID>
    <CustomerID>3</CustomerID>
    <OrderDate>2004-05-22T00:00:00.0000000-07:00</OrderDate>
  </Table2>
  <Table2>
    <OrderID>6</OrderID>
    <CustomerID>4</CustomerID>
    <OrderDate>2004-06-15T00:00:00.0000000-07:00</OrderDate>
  </Table2>
</NewDataSet>

Remarks

The WriteXml method provides a way to write either data only, or both data and schema from a DataTable into an XML document, whereas the WriteXmlSchema method writes only the schema. To write both data and schema, use one of the overloads that includes the XmlWriteMode parameter, and set its value to WriteSchema.

Normally, the WriteXml method saves data only for the current table. The WriteXml method provides a way to write either data only, or both data and schema from a DataTable into an XML document, whereas the WriteXmlSchema method writes only the schema. To write both data and schema, use one of the overloads that includes the XmlWriteMode parameter, and set its value to WriteSchema.

Note

An InvalidOperationException will be thrown if a column type in the DataRow being read from or written to implements IDynamicMetaObjectProvider and does not implement IXmlSerializable.

Applies to

WriteXml(String, Boolean)

Source:: DataTable.cs

Source:: DataTable.cs

Source:: DataTable.cs

Writes the current contents of the DataTable as XML using the specified file. To save the data for the table and all its descendants, set the writeHierarchy parameter to true.

public:
 void WriteXml(System::String ^ fileName, bool writeHierarchy);

public void WriteXml (string fileName, bool writeHierarchy);

member this.WriteXml : string * bool -> unit

Public Sub WriteXml (fileName As String, writeHierarchy As Boolean)

Parameters

fileName: String

The file to which to write the XML data.

writeHierarchy: Boolean

If true, write the contents of the current table and all its descendants. If false (the default value), write the data for the current table only.

Remarks

The WriteXml method provides a way to write either data only, or both data and schema from a DataTable into an XML document, whereas the WriteXmlSchema method writes only the schema. To write both data and schema, use one of the overloads that includes the XmlWriteMode parameter, and set its value to WriteSchema.

Note

An InvalidOperationException will be thrown if a column type in the DataRow being read from or written to implements IDynamicMetaObjectProvider and does not implement IXmlSerializable.

Applies to

WriteXml(Stream, Boolean)

Source:: DataTable.cs

Source:: DataTable.cs

Source:: DataTable.cs

Writes the current contents of the DataTable as XML using the specified Stream. To save the data for the table and all its descendants, set the writeHierarchy parameter to true.

public:
 void WriteXml(System::IO::Stream ^ stream, bool writeHierarchy);

public void WriteXml (System.IO.Stream? stream, bool writeHierarchy);

public void WriteXml (System.IO.Stream stream, bool writeHierarchy);

member this.WriteXml : System.IO.Stream * bool -> unit

Public Sub WriteXml (stream As Stream, writeHierarchy As Boolean)

Parameters

stream: Stream

The stream to which the data will be written.

writeHierarchy: Boolean

If true, write the contents of the current table and all its descendants. If false (the default value), write the data for the current table only.

Remarks

Use the WriteXmlSchema method to write the schema for a DataTable to an XML document. The schema includes table, relation, and constraint definitions.

The XML schema is written using the XSD standard.

To write the data to an XML document, use the WriteXml method.

Note

An InvalidOperationException will be thrown if a column type in the DataRow being read from or written to implements IDynamicMetaObjectProvider and does not implement IXmlSerializable.

Applies to

WriteXml(XmlWriter, XmlWriteMode, Boolean)

Source:: DataTable.cs

Source:: DataTable.cs

Source:: DataTable.cs

Writes the current data, and optionally the schema, for the DataTable using the specified XmlWriter and XmlWriteMode. To write the schema, set the value for the mode parameter to WriteSchema. To save the data for the table and all its descendants, set the writeHierarchy parameter to true.

public:
 void WriteXml(System::Xml::XmlWriter ^ writer, System::Data::XmlWriteMode mode, bool writeHierarchy);

public void WriteXml (System.Xml.XmlWriter? writer, System.Data.XmlWriteMode mode, bool writeHierarchy);

public void WriteXml (System.Xml.XmlWriter writer, System.Data.XmlWriteMode mode, bool writeHierarchy);

member this.WriteXml : System.Xml.XmlWriter * System.Data.XmlWriteMode * bool -> unit

Public Sub WriteXml (writer As XmlWriter, mode As XmlWriteMode, writeHierarchy As Boolean)

Parameters

writer: XmlWriter

The XmlWriter used to write the document.

mode: XmlWriteMode

One of the XmlWriteMode values.

writeHierarchy: Boolean

If true, write the contents of the current table and all its descendants. If false (the default value), write the data for the current table only.

Remarks

Note

An InvalidOperationException will be thrown if a column type in the DataRow being read from or written to implements IDynamicMetaObjectProvider and does not implement IXmlSerializable.

Applies to

WriteXml(String)

Source:: DataTable.cs

Source:: DataTable.cs

Source:: DataTable.cs

Writes the current contents of the DataTable as XML using the specified file.

public:
 void WriteXml(System::String ^ fileName);

public void WriteXml (string fileName);

member this.WriteXml : string -> unit

Public Sub WriteXml (fileName As String)

Parameters

fileName: String

The file to which to write the XML data.

Remarks

The WriteXml method provides a way to write either data only, or both data and schema from a DataTable into an XML document, whereas the WriteXmlSchema method writes only the schema. To write both data and schema, use one of the overloads that includes the XmlWriteMode parameter, and set its value to WriteSchema.

Note

An InvalidOperationException will be thrown if a column type in the DataRow being read from or written to implements IDynamicMetaObjectProvider and does not implement IXmlSerializable.

Applies to

WriteXml(TextWriter)

Source:: DataTable.cs

Source:: DataTable.cs

Source:: DataTable.cs

Writes the current contents of the DataTable as XML using the specified TextWriter.

public:
 void WriteXml(System::IO::TextWriter ^ writer);

public void WriteXml (System.IO.TextWriter? writer);

public void WriteXml (System.IO.TextWriter writer);

member this.WriteXml : System.IO.TextWriter -> unit

Public Sub WriteXml (writer As TextWriter)

Parameters

writer: TextWriter

The TextWriter with which to write the content.

Remarks

The WriteXml method provides a way to write either data only, or both data and schema from a DataTable into an XML document, whereas the WriteXmlSchema method writes only the schema. To write both data and schema, use one of the overloads that includes the XmlWriteMode parameter, and set its value to WriteSchema.

Note

An InvalidOperationException will be thrown if a column type in the DataRow being read from or written to implements IDynamicMetaObjectProvider and does not implement IXmlSerializable.

Applies to

WriteXml(Stream)

Source:: DataTable.cs

Source:: DataTable.cs

Source:: DataTable.cs

Writes the current contents of the DataTable as XML using the specified Stream.

public:
 void WriteXml(System::IO::Stream ^ stream);

public void WriteXml (System.IO.Stream? stream);

public void WriteXml (System.IO.Stream stream);

member this.WriteXml : System.IO.Stream -> unit

Public Sub WriteXml (stream As Stream)

Parameters

stream: Stream

The stream to which the data will be written.

Remarks

The WriteXml method provides a way to write either data only, or both data and schema from a DataTable into an XML document, whereas the WriteXmlSchema method writes only the schema. To write both data and schema, use one of the overloads that includes the XmlWriteMode parameter, and set its value to WriteSchema.

Note

An InvalidOperationException will be thrown if a column type in the DataRow being read from or written to implements IDynamicMetaObjectProvider and does not implement IXmlSerializable.

Applies to

WriteXml(String, XmlWriteMode, Boolean)

Source:: DataTable.cs

Source:: DataTable.cs

Source:: DataTable.cs

Writes the current data, and optionally the schema, for the DataTable using the specified file and XmlWriteMode. To write the schema, set the value for the mode parameter to WriteSchema. To save the data for the table and all its descendants, set the writeHierarchy parameter to true.

public:
 void WriteXml(System::String ^ fileName, System::Data::XmlWriteMode mode, bool writeHierarchy);

public void WriteXml (string fileName, System.Data.XmlWriteMode mode, bool writeHierarchy);

member this.WriteXml : string * System.Data.XmlWriteMode * bool -> unit

Public Sub WriteXml (fileName As String, mode As XmlWriteMode, writeHierarchy As Boolean)

Parameters

fileName: String

The name of the file to which the data will be written.

mode: XmlWriteMode

One of the XmlWriteMode values.

writeHierarchy: Boolean

If true, write the contents of the current table and all its descendants. If false (the default value), write the data for the current table only.

Remarks

Normally, the WriteXml method saves data only for the current table. If you want to save the data for the current table and all of schema, the WriteXml method provides a way to write either data only, or both data and schema from a DataTable into an XML document, whereas the WriteXmlSchema method writes only the schema. To write both data and schema, use one of the overloads that include the XmlWriteMode parameter, and set its value to WriteSchema.

Normally the WriteXml method writes the data only for the current table. To write the data for the current table and all descendant, related tables, call the method with the writeHierarchy parameter set to true.

Note

An InvalidOperationException will be thrown if a column type in the DataRow being read from or written to implements IDynamicMetaObjectProvider and does not implement IXmlSerializable.

Applies to

WriteXml(XmlWriter)

Source:: DataTable.cs

Source:: DataTable.cs

Source:: DataTable.cs

Writes the current contents of the DataTable as XML using the specified XmlWriter.

public:
 void WriteXml(System::Xml::XmlWriter ^ writer);

public void WriteXml (System.Xml.XmlWriter? writer);

public void WriteXml (System.Xml.XmlWriter writer);

member this.WriteXml : System.Xml.XmlWriter -> unit

Public Sub WriteXml (writer As XmlWriter)

Parameters

writer: XmlWriter

The XmlWriter with which to write the contents.

Remarks

Note

An InvalidOperationException will be thrown if a column type in the DataRow being read from or written to implements IDynamicMetaObjectProvider and does not implement IXmlSerializable.

Applies to

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WriteXml(TextWriter, XmlWriteMode)

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WriteXml(String, XmlWriteMode)

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WriteXml(Stream, XmlWriteMode)

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WriteXml(XmlWriter, Boolean)

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WriteXml(XmlWriter, XmlWriteMode)

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WriteXml(Stream, XmlWriteMode, Boolean)

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WriteXml(TextWriter, XmlWriteMode, Boolean)

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WriteXml(String, Boolean)

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WriteXml(Stream, Boolean)

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WriteXml(XmlWriter, XmlWriteMode, Boolean)

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WriteXml(String)

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WriteXml(TextWriter)

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WriteXml(Stream)

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WriteXml(String, XmlWriteMode, Boolean)

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