System.Xml.XmlNodeReader.GetAttribute Method

GetAttribute Method

Gets the value of the attribute with the specified name.

Syntax

public string? GetAttribute(string name);

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
name	string	The qualified name of the attribute.

Return Value

Returns the value of the attribute as a string, or null if the attribute does not exist.

Remarks

The GetAttribute method retrieves the value of an attribute on the current node. The search is case-sensitive and includes namespace-qualified names.

Examples

View C# example

using System;
using System.Xml;

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        string xml = @"<book isbn="12345" title="C# in Depth"/>";
        using XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(new System.IO.StringReader(xml));
        reader.Read(); // Move to the element

        using XmlNodeReader nodeReader = new XmlNodeReader(reader);
        nodeReader.Read();

        string? isbn = nodeReader.GetAttribute("isbn");
        Console.WriteLine($"ISBN: {isbn}");
    }
}

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