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11/18/2011

XmlDictionaryWriter.WriteStartElement Method (String, XmlDictionaryString, XmlDictionaryString)

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Writes the specified start element and associates it with the given namespace and prefix.

Namespace: System.Xml
Assembly: System.Runtime.Serialization (in System.Runtime.Serialization.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overridable Sub WriteStartElement ( _
    prefix As String, _
    localName As XmlDictionaryString, _
    namespaceUri As XmlDictionaryString _
)

public virtual void WriteStartElement(
    string prefix,
    XmlDictionaryString localName,
    XmlDictionaryString namespaceUri
)

Parameters

prefix
Type: System.String
The prefix of the element.

localName
Type: System.Xml.XmlDictionaryString
The local name of the element.

namespaceUri
Type: System.Xml.XmlDictionaryString
The namespace URI of the element.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
InvalidOperationException	The writer is closed.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

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