Creating a library that reads and writes to an XML file

In this recipe, we will be using a .NET Standard 2.0 library to create and write to an XML file. We will also be using the same library to write data to an XML file.

Getting ready

Let's fire up Visual Studio 2017 and get things done. Make sure you have the latest version of Visual Studio 2017 installed.

How to do it...

1. Open Visual Studio 2017.
2. Click File | New | Project to create a project. 
3. In the New Project dialog box, expand the Other Project Types node in the left-hand pane and select Visual Studio Solutions. In the right-hand pane, select Blank Solution.
4. In the Name: textbox, type Chapter5.XmlDoc and, in the Location: textbox, select path from the drop-down box or click on the Browse... button to locate a path:

5. Click OK.

6. Now, the Solution Explorer(Ctrl+Alt +L) should look like this:

7. Now, right-click on the Chapter5.XmlDoc label in the Solution Explorer and select Add | New Project.
8. In the New Project dialog box, expand the Visual C# node...