XElement.FirstAttribute Property (System.Xml.Linq)

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XElement.FirstAttribute Property

Gets the first attribute of this element.

Namespace:  System.Xml.Linq
Assembly:  System.Xml.Linq (in System.Xml.Linq.dll)
Syntax
Visual Basic
Public ReadOnly Property FirstAttribute As XAttribute
	Get
C#
public XAttribute FirstAttribute { get; }
Visual C++
public:
property XAttribute^ FirstAttribute {
	XAttribute^ get ();
}
F#
member FirstAttribute : XAttribute

Property Value

Type: System.Xml.Linq.XAttribute
An XAttribute that contains the first attribute of this element.
Remarks

Attributes are stored in the element in the order that they were added to the element.

Examples

The following example uses this property.

C#
XElement xmlTree = new XElement("Root",
    new XAttribute("Att1", 1),
    new XAttribute("Att2", 2),
    new XAttribute("Att3", 3)
);
Console.WriteLine(xmlTree.FirstAttribute);
Visual Basic
Dim xmlTree As XElement = <Root Att1="1" Att2="2" Att3="3"/>
Console.WriteLine(xmlTree.FirstAttribute)

This example produces the following output:

Att1="1"
Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1
Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, 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.
See Also

Reference

XElement Class
System.Xml.Linq Namespace

Other Resources

LINQ to XML