XmlWriter.WriteEndElement Method
Definition
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When overridden in a derived class, closes one element and pops the corresponding namespace scope.
public:
abstract void WriteEndElement();
public abstract void WriteEndElement ();
abstract member WriteEndElement : unit -> unit
Public MustOverride Sub WriteEndElement ()
Exceptions
This results in an invalid XML document.
-or-
An XmlWriter method was called before a previous asynchronous operation finished. In this case, InvalidOperationException is thrown with the message "An asynchronous operation is already in progress."
Examples
The following example uses the WriteEndElement and the WriteFullEndElement methods.
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Xml;
public class Sample {
public static void Main() {
// Create a writer to write XML to the console.
XmlWriterSettings settings = new XmlWriterSettings();
settings.Indent = true;
XmlWriter writer = XmlWriter.Create(Console.Out, settings);
// Write the root element.
writer.WriteStartElement("order");
// Write an element with attributes.
writer.WriteStartElement("item");
writer.WriteAttributeString("date", "2/19/01");
writer.WriteAttributeString("orderID", "136A5");
// Write a full end element. Because this element has no
// content, calling WriteEndElement would have written a
// short end tag '/>'.
writer.WriteFullEndElement();
writer.WriteEndElement();
// Write the XML to file and close the writer
writer.Close();
}
}
Option Explicit
Option Strict
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Xml
Public Class Sample
Public Shared Sub Main()
' Create a writer to write XML to the console.
Dim settings As XmlWriterSettings = new XmlWriterSettings()
settings.Indent = true
Dim writer As XmlWriter = XmlWriter.Create(Console.Out, settings)
' Write the root element.
writer.WriteStartElement("order")
' Write an element with attributes.
writer.WriteStartElement("item")
writer.WriteAttributeString("date", "2/19/01")
writer.WriteAttributeString("orderID", "136A5")
' Write a full end element. Because this element has no
' content, calling WriteEndElement would have written a
' short end tag '/>'.
writer.WriteFullEndElement()
writer.WriteEndElement()
' Write the XML to file and close the writer
writer.Close()
End Sub
End Class
Remarks
If the element contains no content, a short end tag "/>" is written; otherwise, a full end tag is written.
Note
When you use the XmlWriter methods to output XML, the elements and attributes will not be written until you call the Close method. For example, if you are using the XmlWriter to populate an XmlDocument, until you close the XmlWriter, you will not be able to observe the written elements and attributes in the target document.
For the asynchronous version of this method, see WriteEndElementAsync.
Applies to
.NET