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SecurityElement.IsValidAttributeName Method

.NET Framework 4

Determines whether a string is a valid attribute name.

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

public static bool IsValidAttributeName(
	string name
)

Parameters

name: Type: System.String
The attribute name to test for validity.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if the name parameter is a valid XML attribute name; otherwise, false.

Remarks

This method can be used to test an attribute before adding it to a security element.

Examples

The following code shows the use of the IsValidAttributeName method to determine whether a string is a valid attribute name. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the SecurityElement class.

C++


if (SecurityElement.IsValidAttributeName(attributeName) &&
    SecurityElement.IsValidAttributeValue(attributeValue))

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

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

SecurityElement Class

System.Security Namespace

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