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SecurityElement.Attribute Method

.NET Framework 2.0

Other Versions

Finds an attribute by name in an XML element.

Namespace: System.Security
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

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public string Attribute (
	string name
)

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public String Attribute (
	String name
)

JScript

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public function Attribute (
	name : String
) : String

Parameters

name: The name of the attribute for which to search.

Return Value

The value associated with the named attribute, or a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if no attribute with name exists.

Exceptions

Exception type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	The name parameter is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

With XML as follows, Attribute("B") would return "456".

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<thetag A="123" B="456" C="789">text</thetag>

Example

The following code shows the use of the Attribute method to find an attribute by name. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the SecurityElement class.

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string xmlCreationDate = xmlElement.Attribute("creationdate");

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String xmlCreationDate = xmlElement.Attribute("creationdate");

Platforms

Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

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

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

Reference

SecurityElement Class
SecurityElement Members
System.Security Namespace

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