Omitting elements using custom XmlTextWriter

Question

I'm implementing a custom XmlTextWriter and I'd like to omit any elements with a particular name that contain no attributes. I've gotten as far as being able to prevent the element from being written by overriding WriteStartElement and WriteEndElement, but is there a way to know at WriteStartElement or at any other useful point whether or not the element has any attributes?

Answer 1

No. However you can postpone writing of the element and attributes (put them in a field) until you get to the next element/comment/etc. Then decide whether you want to write them or not.