Xmldocument , save method & Original Format of Xml File

Question

 

I am getting XML file from other system.

 

Using XmlDocument object i opened Xml file.

 

After changes done to XmlDocument when i call save method of xmlDocument.

After this i want to send XmlDocument file back to other system.

 

Now problem begins when i call save method. It changes original format of Xml file, which is having properly indented.

 

I tried with PreserveWhitespace = false, but did not helped.

 

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Well you need PreserveWhitespace set to true if you want to preserve the formatting of the XML. Set that before you call the Load method.

Answer 2

If you want the Save method to output your Xml with formatting, you should use the XmlDocument.Save(XmlWriter) overload. Use XmlWriter.Create(Stream, XmlWriterSettings) to create the XmlWriter instance, XmlWriterSettings to control the formatting.

 

Code Block

XmlWriterSettings settings = new XmlWriterSettings();
settings.Indent = true;
settings.OmitXmlDeclaration = true;
settings.NewLineOnAttributes = true;