XmlReader.MoveToFirstAttribute Method (System.Xml)

MoveToFirstAttribute Method

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.NET Framework Class Library

XmlReader..::.MoveToFirstAttribute Method

Updated: November 2007

When overridden in a derived class, moves to the first attribute.

Namespace: System.Xml
Assembly: System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public MustOverride Function MoveToFirstAttribute As Boolean

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As XmlReader
Dim returnValue As Boolean

returnValue = instance.MoveToFirstAttribute()

public abstract bool MoveToFirstAttribute()

Visual C++

public:
virtual bool MoveToFirstAttribute() abstract

public abstract boolean MoveToFirstAttribute()

JScript

public abstract function MoveToFirstAttribute() : boolean

Return Value

Type: System..::.Boolean

true if an attribute exists (the reader moves to the first attribute); otherwise, false (the position of the reader does not change).

Examples

The following example gets the value of the first attribute.

Visual Basic

reader.ReadToFollowing("book")
reader.MoveToFirstAttribute()
Dim genre As String = reader.Value
Console.WriteLine("The genre value: " + genre)

reader.ReadToFollowing("book");
reader.MoveToFirstAttribute();
string genre = reader.Value;
Console.WriteLine("The genre value: " + genre);

Platforms

Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Xbox 360

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

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