Omitting XML processing instruction when serializing an object

Question

I\'m serializing an object in a C# VS2003 / .Net 1.1 application. I need it serialized without the processing instruction, however. The XmlSerializer class puts out somethin

Answer 1

If by "processing instruction" you mean the xml declaration, then you can avoid this by setting the OmitXmlDeclaration property of XmlWriterSettings. You'll need to serialize using an XmlWriter, to accomplish this.

XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(MyObject));
StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
XmlWriterSettings settings = new XmlWriterSettings();
settings.OmitXmlDeclaration = true;

using ( XmlWriter stringWriter = new StringWriter(builder, settings) )
{
    serializer.Serialize(stringWriter, comments);
    return builder.ToString();
}

But ah, this doesn't answer your question for 1.1. Well, for reference to others.