System.Xml.XmlTextReader.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:

In the dnprdnext release, the recommended practice is to create System.Xml.XmlReader instances using the erload:System.Xml.XmlReader.Create method. This allows you to take full advantage of the new features introduced in this release. For more information, see Creating XML Readers.

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")

Example

See the XmlTextReader.GetAttribute(int)(String, String) method for an example using all three overloads of this method.

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