Create XmlWriter using the static XmlWriter.Create method.
using System; using System.Linq; using System.Xml; using System.Xml.Linq; using System.Collections; using System.Collections.Generic; public class MainClass{ public static void Main(){ XmlWriterSettings settings = new XmlWriterSettings(); settings.Indent = true; settings.IndentChars = (" "); using (XmlWriter writer = XmlWriter.Create("books.xml", settings)) { // Write XML data. writer.WriteStartElement("book"); writer.WriteElementString("price", "19.95"); writer.WriteEndElement(); writer.Flush(); } } }