Best way to add a string XML snippet into an XML document?

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this may have been asked before, but I could not find it.

Suppose I have an XML element

XMLElement nd = xmlDoc.CreateElement("Node");

Now, I would like to add a child to nd with a full XML snippet I get from some other function, like this:

nd.AppendChild("<a1><a2></a2></a1>");

What is the best way to do this?

qux · Accepted Answer · 2009-03-25 21:35:10Z

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nb.InnerXML = "<a1><a2></a2></a1>";

edited Mar 25, 2009 at 21:35

answered Mar 25, 2009 at 21:18

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Ted Johnson · Accepted Answer · 2009-03-25 22:55:02Z

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The way above is not the "Best" way to do this. The elements are nodes and should be created and added in that fashion. (Not real code, close).

XMLElement nd = xmlDoc.CreateElement("Node");
XMLElement a1 = xmlDoc.CreateElement("Node");
XMLElement a2 = xmlDoc.CreateElement("Node");

//Add the node name etc.

nd.AppendChild(a1);
nd.AppendChild(a2);

It is not good to use "<a1>" strings. What if the namespace changes? What about special characters, don't want to process them yourself, right?

answered Mar 25, 2009 at 22:55

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