Output XmlDocument as XML

Question

I have a function which reads a string to an XMLDocument.

I wish to then output the XML in that document to the screen.

Dim L As String = P.ToString()
Dim xmlDoc As XmlDocument = New XmlDocument()
xmlDoc.LoadXml(L)
Context.Response.Write(xmlDoc)

the above does not work, I have also tried using

Return(xmlDoc)

with no success. How should I perform this function? Should I not be using XMLDocument?

I don't get it. `L` is already the XML document as a string, right? So, if all you want is that, just return `L`. — Steven Doggart, May 03 '13 at 16:42

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 03 '13 at 16:37

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        StringWriter stringWriter = new StringWriter();
        XmlTextWriter xmlTextWriter = new XmlTextWriter(stringWriter);

        document.WriteTo(xmlTextWriter);

        Console.WriteLine(stringWriter.ToString());
        Console.Read();

answered May 03 '13 at 16:37

user2347698

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sorry have entered the answer as c#.net but it should be able to converted to vb.net – user2347698 May 03 '13 at 16:38

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:43

One of the possible ways is to use a StringWriter:

Using stringWriter = New StringWriter()
    Using xmlTextWriter = XmlWriter.Create(stringWriter)
        xmlDoc.WriteTo(xmlTextWriter)
        xmlTextWriter.Flush()
        result = stringWriter.GetStringBuilder().ToString()
    End Using
End Using

On the example above, your XML will be stored into the result variable.

The C# equivalent code may be found on this thread.

Output XmlDocument as XML

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