XmlReader.GetAttribute Method (Int32) (System.Xml)

GetAttribute Method (Int32)

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.NET Framework Class Library

XmlReader..::.GetAttribute Method (Int32)

Updated: November 2007

When overridden in a derived class, gets the value of the attribute with the specified index.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public MustOverride Function GetAttribute ( _
    i As Integer _
) As String

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As XmlReader
Dim i As Integer
Dim returnValue As String

returnValue = instance.GetAttribute(i)

public abstract string GetAttribute(
    int i
)

Visual C++

public:
virtual String^ GetAttribute(
    int i
) abstract

public abstract String GetAttribute(
    int i
)

JScript

public abstract function GetAttribute(
    i : int
) : String

Parameters

i: Type: System..::.Int32
The index of the attribute. The index is zero-based. (The first attribute has index 0.)

Return Value

Type: System..::.String

The value of the specified attribute. This method does not move the reader.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	i is out of range. It must be non-negative and less than the size of the attribute collection.

Examples

The following example gets the value of the third attribute.

Visual Basic

reader.ReadToFollowing("book")
Dim isbn As String = reader.GetAttribute(2)

reader.ReadToFollowing("book");
string isbn = reader.GetAttribute(2);

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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