XNode.ToString Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Xml.Linq

Assembly:

System.Xml.XDocument.dll

Returns the XML for this node, optionally disabling formatting.

Overloads

ToString()	Returns the indented XML for this node.
ToString(SaveOptions)	Returns the XML for this node, optionally disabling formatting.

ToString()

Source:

XNode.cs

Returns the indented XML for this node.

public:
 override System::String ^ ToString();

public override string ToString ();

override this.ToString : unit -> string

Public Overrides Function ToString () As String

Returns

String

A String containing the indented XML.

Examples

The following example uses this method to retrieve indented XML.

XElement xmlTree = new XElement("Root",  
    new XElement("Child1", 1)  
);  
Console.WriteLine(xmlTree);  

Dim xmlTree As XElement = _   
        <Root>  
            <Child1>1</Child1>  
        </Root>  

Console.WriteLine(xmlTree)  

This example produces the following output:

<Root>  
  <Child1>1</Child1>  
</Root>  

See also

• LINQ to XML overview

ToString(SaveOptions)

Source:

XNode.cs

Returns the XML for this node, optionally disabling formatting.

public:
 System::String ^ ToString(System::Xml::Linq::SaveOptions options);

public string ToString (System.Xml.Linq.SaveOptions options);

override this.ToString : System.Xml.Linq.SaveOptions -> string

Public Function ToString (options As SaveOptions) As String

Parameters

options

SaveOptions

A SaveOptions that specifies formatting behavior.

Returns

String

A String containing the XML.

Examples

The following example uses this method to retrieve unformatted and formatted XML.

XElement root = XElement.Parse("<Root><Child/></Root>");  
Console.WriteLine(root.ToString(SaveOptions.DisableFormatting));  
Console.WriteLine("---");  
Console.WriteLine(root.ToString(SaveOptions.None));  

Dim root As XElement = <Root>  
                           <Child/>  
                       </Root>  
Console.WriteLine(root.ToString(SaveOptions.DisableFormatting))  
Console.WriteLine("---")  
Console.WriteLine(root.ToString(SaveOptions.None))  

This example produces the following output:

<Root><Child /></Root>  
---  
<Root>  
  <Child />  
</Root>  

See also

• LINQ to XML overview