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XmlReader.GetAttribute Method (Int32)

.NET Framework 4

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)

public abstract string GetAttribute(
	int i
)

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.


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

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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

Reference

XmlReader Class

GetAttribute Overload

System.Xml Namespace

Other Resources

Reading XML with the XmlReader

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