XAttribute Class

Namespace: System.Xml.Linq

Assembly: System.Xml.Linq.dll

Summary

Represents an XML attribute. Provides methods for accessing and manipulating attribute values and for getting the attribute’s name, namespace, and parent element.

Syntax

public sealed class XAttribute : XObject

Constructors

Signature	Description
`XAttribute(XName name, object value)`	Initializes a new instance of the `XAttribute` class with the specified name and value.
`XAttribute(XName name)`	Initializes a new instance of the `XAttribute` class with the specified name and an empty value.

Properties

Property	Type	Description
`Name`	`XName`	Gets the fully qualified name of the attribute.
`Value`	`string`	Gets or sets the value of the attribute.
`Parent`	`XElement`	Gets the element that contains this attribute.

Methods

Method	Return Type	Description
`ToString()`	`string`	Returns the attribute as a formatted XML string.
`Remove()`	`void`	Removes this attribute from its parent element.

Example

// Create an XML element with attributes
XElement person = new XElement("Person",
    new XAttribute("id", 1),
    new XAttribute("name", "John Doe"),
    new XAttribute("age", 30));

// Output the XML
Console.WriteLine(person);

// Modify an attribute
person.Attribute("age").Value = "31";
Console.WriteLine("Updated age: " + person.Attribute("age").Value);

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