I want to create XML through data, and i have data received from database in DataSet or IList<Booking>.
Right now i am using DataSet to create XML by this code.
string result = String.Empty;
using (StringWriter sw = new StringWriter())
{
ds.WriteXml(sw);
result = sw.ToString();
}
And my XML is in this form.
<Booking>
<ID>32</ID>
<BookingNumber>12120001</BLNumber>
<ReferenceNo>ABCED11212280007</ReferenceNo>
<Name>Customer Name1</Name>
<Address>Customer Address</Address>
</Booking>
<Booking>
<ID>33</ID>
<BookingNumber>12120002</BLNumber>
<ReferenceNo>ABCED11212280008</ReferenceNo>
<Name>Customer Name2</Name>
<Address>Customer Address2</Address>
</Booking>
<BookingDetail>
<ID>206</ID>
<BookingID>32</BookingID>
<OrderItem>Item1</OrderItem>
</BookingDetail>
<BookingDetail>
<ID>207</ID>
<BookingID>32</BookingID>
<OrderItem>Item2</OrderItem>
</BookingDetail>
<BookingDetail>
<ID>208</ID>
<BookingID>33</BookingID>
<OrderItem>Item1</OrderItem>
</BookingDetail>
<BookingDetail>
<ID>209</ID>
<BookingID>33</BookingID>
<OrderItem>Item2</OrderItem>
</BookingDetail>
<BookingDetail>
<ID>210</ID>
<BookingID>33</BookingID>
<OrderItem>Item3</OrderItem>
</BookingDetail>
But i want XML in this form.
<CompleteBooking>
<Booking>
<ID>32</ID>
<BookingNumber>12120001</BLNumber>
<ReferenceNo>ABCED11212280007</ReferenceNo>
<Name>Customer Name1</Name>
<Address>Customer Address</Address>
</Booking>
<BookingDetail>
<ID>206</ID>
<BookingID>32</BookingID>
<OrderItem>Item1</OrderItem>
</BookingDetail>
<BookingDetail>
<ID>207</ID>
<BookingID>32</BookingID>
<OrderItem>Item2</OrderItem>
</BookingDetail>
</CompleteBooking>
<CompleteBooking>
<Booking>
<ID>33</ID>
<BookingNumber>12120002</BLNumber>
<ReferenceNo>ABCED11212280008</ReferenceNo>
<Name>Customer Name2</Name>
<Address>Customer Address2</Address>
</Booking>
<BookingDetail>
<ID>208</ID>
<BookingID>33</BookingID>
<OrderItem>Item1</OrderItem>
</BookingDetail>
<BookingDetail>
<ID>209</ID>
<BookingID>33</BookingID>
<OrderItem>Item2</OrderItem>
</BookingDetail>
<BookingDetail>
<ID>210</ID>
<BookingID>33</BookingID>
<OrderItem>Item3</OrderItem>
</BookingDetail>
</CompleteBooking>
Can any one help me to create this type of XML?
Booking(and I presumeBookingDetail) class(es) is a recipe for less-than-satisfying answers. Same with not providing details of yourDataSet- e.g. whether it is strongly-typed and its XSD if it is. Knowing what version of .NET and (most likely) Visual Studio you are using would help too. Can you edit your question with more details to drive quality answers to your question?