Writing a XML file with C# to a specific XML structure

c#, writexml, xml

Solution

As was commented, just modify the code you already have to write the correct elements.

XmlWriter writer = XmlWriter.Create(@"Products.xml", settings);

writer.WriteStartDocument();

writer.WriteComment("This file is generated by the program.");

writer.WriteStartElement("Books");
writer.WriteStartElement("Book");
writer.WriteAttributeString("ISBN", "0553212419");
writer.WriteElementString("Title", "Sherlock Holmes");
writer.WriteElementString("Author", "Sir Arthur Conan Doyle");
writer.WriteEndElement();
writer.WriteEndElement();
writer.WriteEndDocument();
writer.Flush();
writer.Close();

Wash, rinse, repeat. I would recommend writing a method to add each book.

EDIT - method for writing books

void WriteBookData(XmlWriter writer, string isbn, string title, string author)
{
    writer.WriteStartElement("Book");
    writer.WriteAttributeString("ISBN", isbn);
    writer.WriteElementString("Title", title);
    writer.WriteElementString("Author", author);
    writer.WriteEndElement();
}

XmlWriterSettings settings = new XmlWriterSettings();
settings.Indent = true;
using (XmlWriter writer = XmlWriter.Create(@"Products.xml", settings))
{
    writer.WriteStartDocument();

    writer.WriteComment("This file is generated by the program.");

    writer.WriteStartElement("Books");
    WriteBookData(writer, "0553212419", "Sherlock Holmes", "Sir Arthur Conan Doyle");
    writer.WriteEndElement();
    writer.WriteEndDocument();
    writer.Flush();
}

Problem

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