How to print <?xml version=“1.0”?> using XDocument

Question

Is there any way to have an XDocument print the xml version when using the ToString method? Have it output something like this:

Answer 1

By using XDeclaration. This will add the declaration.

But with ToString() you will not get the desired output.

You need to use XDocument.Save() with one of his methods.

Full sample:

var doc = new XDocument(
        new XDeclaration("1.0", "utf-16", "yes"), 
        new XElement("blah", "blih"));

var wr = new StringWriter();
doc.Save(wr);
Console.Write(wr.ToString());