How to create a new xml file with XmlDocument?
This code will create new xml file from scratch. The file does not exist now and will be created with the help of the class XmlDocument.
Used Classes:
XmlDocument
XmlDeclaration
XmlElement
XmlText
XML File:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<CategoryList>
<Category ID="01">
<MainCategory>XML</MainCategory>
<Description>This is a list my XML articles.</Description>
<Active>true</Active>
</Category>
</CategoryList>
Code:
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Xml" %>
<%@ Page Language="C#" Debug="true" %>
<script runat="server">
void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e){
if(!Page.IsPostBack){
XmlDocument xmlDoc = new XmlDocument();
// Write down the XML declaration
XmlDeclaration xmlDeclaration = xmlDoc.CreateXmlDeclaration("1.0","utf-8",null);
// Create the root element
XmlElement rootNode = xmlDoc.CreateElement("CategoryList");
xmlDoc.InsertBefore(xmlDeclaration, xmlDoc.DocumentElement);
xmlDoc.AppendChild(rootNode);
// Create a new <Category> element and add it to the root node
XmlElement parentNode = xmlDoc.CreateElement("Category");
// Set attribute name and value!
parentNode.SetAttribute("ID", "01");
xmlDoc.DocumentElement.PrependChild(parentNode);
// Create the required nodes
XmlElement mainNode = xmlDoc.CreateElement("MainCategory");
XmlElement descNode = xmlDoc.CreateElement("Description");
XmlElement activeNode = xmlDoc.CreateElement("Active");
// retrieve the text
XmlText categoryText= xmlDoc.CreateTextNode("XML");
XmlText descText = xmlDoc.CreateTextNode("This is a list my XML articles.");
XmlText activeText = xmlDoc.CreateTextNode("true");
// append the nodes to the parentNode without the value
parentNode.AppendChild(mainNode);
parentNode.AppendChild(descNode);
parentNode.AppendChild(activeNode);
// save the value of the fields into the nodes
mainNode.AppendChild(categoryText);
descNode.AppendChild(descText);
activeNode.AppendChild(activeText);
// Save to the XML file
xmlDoc.Save( Server.MapPath("categories.xml"));
Response.Write("XML file created");
}
}
</script>