System.Xml.XmlValidatingReader.GetAttribute Method

Gets the value of the attribute with the specified name.

Syntax

public override string GetAttribute (string name)

Parameters

name
The qualified name of the attribute.

Returns

The value of the specified attribute. If the attribute is not found, null is returned.

Remarks

Note:

The System.Xml.XmlValidatingReader class is obsolete in dnprdnext. You can create a validating System.Xml.XmlReader instance by using the System.Xml.XmlReaderSettings class and the erload:System.Xml.XmlReader.Create method. For more information, see Validating XML Data with XmlReader.

This method does not move the reader.

If the reader is positioned on a DocumentType node, this method can be used to get the PUBLIC and SYSTEM literals, for example, reader.GetAttribute("PUBLIC")

Requirements

Namespace: System.Xml
Assembly: System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0, 4.0.0.0