Is there any way to save an XmlDocument *without* indentation and line returns?

Question

All my searches have brought up people asking the opposite, but I have a file which grows by nearly 50% if it is saved with line returns and indentation.

Is there any wa

Answer 1

Use XmlWriterSettings:

XmlDocument xmlDoc = new XmlDocument();
[...]
XmlWriterSettings xwsSettings = new XmlWriterSettings();
xwsSettings.Indent = false;
xwsSettings.NewLineChars = String.Empty;
using (XmlWriter xwWriter = XmlWriter.Create(@"c:\test.xml", xwsSettings))
 xmlDoc.Save(xwWriter);

Answer 2

Try this code:

XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();

using(XmlTextWriter wr = new XmlTextWriter(fileName, Encoding.UTF8))
{
    wr.Formatting = Formatting.None; // here's the trick !
    doc.Save(wr);
}