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omitXMLDeclaration Property
Forces the MXXMLWriter to omit the XML declaration. This property can be used to output fragments of larger XML documents that can be assembled into a single XML document later.
[Visual Basic]
Usage Syntax
oMXXMLWriter.omitXMLDeclaration= boolValue boolValue = oMXXMLWriter.omitXMLDeclaration
Remarks
Boolean. Read/write.
Example
The following example parses books.xml and generates an XML document without the XML declaration.
Dim rdr As New Msxml2.SAXXMLReader50
Dim cnth As IVBSAXContentHandler
Dim wrt As New MXXMLWriter50
wrt.indent = True
wrt.omitXMLDeclaration = True
wrt.byteOrderMark = False
Set cnth = wrt
Set rdr.contentHandler = cnth
rdr.parseURL ("books.xml")
MsgBox wrt.output
Results
The following shows a fragment of books.xml with the XML declaration omitted from the output.
<catalog> <book id="bk101"> <author>Gambardella, Matthew</author> <title>XML Developer's Guide</title> <genre>Computer</genre> <price>44.95</price> <publish_date>2000-10-01</publish_date> <release_years>1998 2000</release_years> <description>An in-depth look at creating applications with XML.</description> </book>
[C/C++]
Syntax
[propput] HRESULT omitXMLDeclaration ( [in] VARIANT_BOOL fValue);
[propget] HRESULT omitXMLDeclaration ( [out, retval] VARIANT_BOOL * fValue);
Parameters
- fValue
- Boolean. Read/write.
Return Values
- S_OK
- The value returned if no errors are reported.
Remarks
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| True | Omit XML declaration. |
| False (default) | Provide XML declaration. |
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See Also
Applies to: MXXMLWriter CoClass