How to include encoding when creating xml files

Question

I want to create an XML file to store information. I am using the following code. I would like to know how to specify the encoding for this file in code.

When I try to r

Answer 1

I changed my code to use the following and it works.

XmlDocument writer = new XmlDocument();
XmlDeclaration xmldecl;
xmldecl = writer.CreateXmlDeclaration("1.0", null, null);
xmldecl.Encoding = "UTF-8";
writer.AppendChild(xmldecl);

Answer 2

You are using the overload of the Save method that takes a file name as a parameter. This method uses the UTF-8 encoding. Create an xml declaration before you create the root:

// ...

XmlDeclaration documentType = writer.CreateXmlDeclaration("1.0", "utf-8", null);
writer.AppendChild(documentType);

XmlElement root = writer.CreateElement("PatientFile");
writer.AppendChild(root);

// ...

As a side note, if you want to have control over the encoding that the file is created with, you need to use one of the other overloads of the Save method.