Create a Simple XML Document in C#

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This is an example demonstrating how to create a simple XML document in C#.

// This code creates XML that looks like this:
/*
 * <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes" ?>
 * <rootNode>
 * <firstChild color="orange" speed="fast">This is the first child</firstChild>
 * <secondChild>
 *   <grandChild>This is the grandchild</grandChild>
 * </secondChild>
 * </rootNode>
 * 
 * */

private void CreateXML_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
	Chilkat.Xml doc = new Chilkat.Xml();
	doc.Encoding = "utf-8";
	doc.Standalone = true;
	doc.Tag = "rootNode";

	Chilkat.Xml firstChild = doc.NewChild("firstChild","This is the first child");
	firstChild.AddAttribute("color","orange");
	firstChild.AddAttribute("speed","fast");

	Chilkat.Xml secondChild = doc.NewChild("secondChild","");
	Chilkat.Xml grandChild = secondChild.NewChild("grandChild","This is the grandchild");

	doc.SaveXml("simple.xml");
	textBox1.Text = doc.GetXml();
}