# C1.Win.FlexGrid.ColumnFilter.WriteXmlDefinition

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<h1 id="C1_Win_FlexGrid_ColumnFilter_WriteXmlDefinition_" data-uid="C1.Win.FlexGrid.ColumnFilter.WriteXmlDefinition*">WriteXmlDefinition Method
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<h4 id="C1_Win_FlexGrid_ColumnFilter_WriteXmlDefinition_System_Xml_XmlWriter_" data-uid="C1.Win.FlexGrid.ColumnFilter.WriteXmlDefinition(System.Xml.XmlWriter)">WriteXmlDefinition(XmlWriter)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Writes XML definition of the filter.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public virtual void WriteXmlDefinition(XmlWriter xw)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Overridable Sub WriteXmlDefinition(xw As XmlWriter)</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Name</th>
      <th>Description</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.xml.xmlwriter">XmlWriter</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">xw</span></td>
      <td><p>The instance of the <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.xml.xmlwriter">XmlWriter</a> which used to write xml filter definition.</p>
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<h5 class="implements">Implements</h5>
    <div><a class="xref" href="C1.Win.FlexGrid.IC1ColumnFilter2.WriteXmlDefinition.html#C1_Win_FlexGrid_IC1ColumnFilter2_WriteXmlDefinition_System_Xml_XmlWriter_">IC1ColumnFilter2.WriteXmlDefinition(XmlWriter)</a></div>
<h5 id="C1_Win_FlexGrid_ColumnFilter_WriteXmlDefinition_System_Xml_XmlWriter__examples">Examples</h5>
<p>The code below writes one integer filter field as xml value:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-csharp">// write filter field as value
xw.WriteString(_field.ToString());</code></pre>
<p>The code below writes two integer filter fields as xml nodes with attributes:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-csharp">// write _minimum field as xml node with attribute
xw.WriteStartElement("Minimum");
xw.WriteAttributeString("Value", _minimum.ToString());
xw.WriteEndElement();

// write _maximum field as xml node with attribute
xw.WriteStartElement("Maximum");
xw.WriteAttributeString("Value", _maximum.ToString());
xw.WriteEndElement();</code></pre>

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