C#

<code>XmlTextWriter </code>writer = new <code>XmlTextWriter</code>(_PartsListFilename, null);
writer.<code>Formatting </code>= Formatting.Indented;
writer.<code>WriteStartElement</code>("parts");
foreach ( <item> )
{
	    writer.<code>WriteStartElement</code>("part");
	    writer.<code>WriteElementString</code>("Code", <item>.Code);
	    writer.<code>WriteElementString</code>("Description", <item>.Description);
	    writer.<code>WriteEndElement</code>();
}
writer.<code>WriteEndElement</code>();
writer.<code>Close</code>(); 

arkiboys wrote:

creates an object

objectData = MethodName(Name);
if (objectData == null)
{
  // Handle that the object does not exist
}
else
{
  // Operate on the object
}