using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Xml; //add the xml namespace

namespace MakeXMLDocumentDOM
    /*****************************************************
     * this program creates a simple xml document
     * that can store a few settings for 
     * a windows form. It uses the DOM model as 
     * implemented in the XmlDocument object of 
     * .Net
     * ************************************************/
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            //call the method
            makexml();
            Console.ReadKey();
        }

        static void makexml()
        {
            //get the current date. we will use this later
            //in the xml
            string currentDate = DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString();

            //declare a new  xml document
            XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
            //create an XML declaration
            XmlDeclaration declaration =doc.CreateXmlDeclaration("1.0", "utf-8", "yes");
            //append it to the document
            doc.AppendChild(declaration);

            //do the same for a comment
            XmlComment comment = doc.CreateComment("This document stores session settings");
            doc.AppendChild(comment);

           
            //now we create the root element
            XmlElement settingsRoot = doc.CreateElement("settings");
            //create and set the value for an attribute
            settingsRoot.SetAttribute("setdate", currentDate);
            //append to the document
            doc.AppendChild(settingsRoot);

            //now we create a second element
             XmlElement font = doc.CreateElement("fontcolor");
            //provide the inner text value
            font.InnerText = "White";
            //append it not to the document but to the root element
            settingsRoot.AppendChild(font);

            /************************************************
             * The rest of the elements follow exactly the same
             * pattern
             * ********************************************/

            XmlElement title = doc.CreateElement("formtitle");
            title.InnerText = "XML User Settings";
            settingsRoot.AppendChild(title);

            XmlElement back = doc.CreateElement("formbackcolor");
            back.InnerText = "Navy";
            settingsRoot.AppendChild(back);

            XmlElement lbltxt = doc.CreateElement("labeltext");
            lbltxt.InnerText = "Hello from the settngs file";
            settingsRoot.AppendChild(lbltxt);

            //we create an xml writer and direct its output
            //to the console so we can see what we have wrought
            XmlTextWriter writer = new XmlTextWriter(Console.Out);
            writer.Formatting = Formatting.Indented;
            doc.WriteTo(writer);

            //make sure you close the writer or it won't
            //release the file
            writer.Close();

            //a second xmlwriter directed to a file on disk
            //You will have to modify the path to the file
            XmlTextWriter writerb = new XmlTextWriter(@"C:\Users\Steve\Desktop\settings.xml",Encoding.UTF8);
            writerb.Formatting = Formatting.Indented;
            doc.WriteTo(writerb);
            writerb.Close();
           

           
        }
    }
}