How to write string array to xml format string?

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I have a string array:
mainstring = peter|100|john|200|sue|300

and want to convert it into an xml string that looks like-

XML

<xml>
<identity>
<id><name>peter</name><salary>100</salary></id>
<id><name>john</name><salary>200</salary></id>
<id><name>sue</name><salary>300</salary></id>
</identity>
</xml>

Note: the mainstring can have more names and salary values in array, so the code has to be dynamic

Any help is greatly appreciated!!!!

Posted 19-May-11 17:35pm

hemantwithu

Updated 19-May-11 17:47pm

Sandeep Mewara

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Sandeep Mewara 19-May-11 23:49pm

You need to split it and then create the XML... did you try anything?

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Hi i got the solution please tel me whether this is correct or not.

C#

string[] names = { "KRISH", "JOHN" };

      using (XmlWriter writer = XmlWriter.Create(@"D:\sample.xml"))
      {
        writer.WriteStartDocument();
        writer.WriteStartElement("Names");

        foreach (string name in names)
        {
          writer.WriteStartElement("Name");
          writer.WriteElementString("FirstName", name.ToString());
          writer.WriteEndElement();
        }

        writer.WriteEndElement();
        writer.WriteEndDocument();
      }

Posted 19-May-11 17:54pm

hemantwithu

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hemantwithu 20-May-11 0:17am

Is this code is Correct ?Am getting the output same

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Kim Togo · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-19T19:28:00

Try this

C#

mainstring = "peter|100|john|200|sue|300";
string[] data = mainstring.Split('|'); // Split data

XElement identity = new XElement("identity"));

// Walk array of data
for (int count = 0; count < data.Length; count += 2)
{
  XElement elm = new XElement("id",
    new XElement("name", data[count]),
    new XElement("salary", data[count + 1]));

  identity.Add(elm);
}

XElement xml = new XElement("xml", identity);

Output of "xml" variable XElement:

XML

<xml>
<identity>
<id><name>peter</name><salary>100</salary></id>
<id><name>john</name><salary>200</salary></id>
<id><name>sue</name><salary>300</salary></id>
</identity>
</xml>

I have not compiled it or any test. Just right out of memory.
Good luck!