Parameters

prefix

A string specifying the namespace prefix of the element. [Edit]

localName

A string specifying the local name of the element. [Edit]

namespaceUri

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prefix

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Exceptions

Type	Reason
ArgumentException	XmlTextWriter.Namespaces is false for the writer, and prefix and ns are not both null. [Edit]
InvalidOperationException	The XmlTextWriter.WriteState is WriteState.Closed. [Edit]

Remarks

If ns is already in scope and has an associated prefix, the current instance will automatically write that prefix also.

If any of the input parameters are null or string.Empty, the start element is written with that parameter missing.

Note:

Write any attributes using the XmlTextWriter.WriteStartAttribute(string, string, string), XmlTextWriter.WriteString(string), and XmlTextWriter.WriteEndAttribute methods, then close the element using the XmlTextWriter.WriteEndElement method.

This method overrides XmlWriter.WriteStartElement(string, string).

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Example

This example demonstrates the XmlTextWriter.WriteStartElement(string, string, string) method, writing the XML to the console.

C# Example

using System; using System.Xml; public class WriteXml { public static void Main() { XmlTextWriter xWriter = new XmlTextWriter(Console.Out); xWriter.WriteStartDocument(); xWriter.WriteStartElement("prefix","element", "namespace"); xWriter.WriteEndDocument(); } }

The output is

<?xml version="1.0" encoding= "someencoding"?>

<prefix:element xmlns:prefix="namespace" />

The value of the encoding attribute is the encoding of the output stream of the console.

Requirements

Namespace: System.Xml
Assembly: System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0