When overridden in a derived class, gets the value of the attribute with the specified index.
(in System.Xml.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public MustOverride Function GetAttribute ( _
i As Integer _
) As String
Dim instance As XmlReader
Dim i As Integer
Dim returnValue As String
returnValue = instance.GetAttribute(i)
public abstract string GetAttribute(
int i
)
public:
virtual String^ GetAttribute(
int i
) abstract
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..::.StringThe value of the specified attribute. This method does not move the reader.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|
| ArgumentOutOfRangeException |
i is out of range. It must be non-negative and less than the size of the attribute collection. |
The following example gets the value of the third attribute.
reader.ReadToFollowing("book")
Dim isbn As String = reader.GetAttribute(2)
reader.ReadToFollowing("book");
string isbn = reader.GetAttribute(2);
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, 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, Zune
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.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
.NET Compact Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.0
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