XmlNode.Attributes Property (System.Xml)

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XmlNode.Attributes Property

Gets an XmlAttributeCollection containing the attributes of this node.

Namespace:  System.Xml
Assembly:  System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)
Syntax
Visual Basic
Public Overridable ReadOnly Property Attributes As XmlAttributeCollection
	Get
C#
public virtual XmlAttributeCollection Attributes { get; }
Visual C++
public:
virtual property XmlAttributeCollection^ Attributes {
	XmlAttributeCollection^ get ();
}
F#
abstract Attributes : XmlAttributeCollection
override Attributes : XmlAttributeCollection

Property Value

Type: System.Xml.XmlAttributeCollection
An XmlAttributeCollection containing the attributes of the node.
If the node is of type XmlNodeType.Element, the attributes of the node are returned. Otherwise, this property returns null.
Examples

The following example adds a new attribute to the XML document.

Visual Basic

Option Strict
Option Explicit

Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Xml

Public Class Sample

    Public Shared Sub Main()

        Dim doc As New XmlDocument()
        doc.LoadXml("<book xmlns:bk='urn:samples' bk:ISBN='1-861001-57-5'>" & _
                    "<title>Pride And Prejudice</title>" & _
                    "</book>")

        Dim root As XmlNode = doc.FirstChild

        'Create a new attribute.
        Dim ns As String = root.GetNamespaceOfPrefix("bk")
        Dim attr As XmlNode = doc.CreateNode(XmlNodeType.Attribute, "genre", ns)
        attr.Value = "novel"

        'Add the attribute to the document.
        root.Attributes.SetNamedItem(attr)

        Console.WriteLine("Display the modified XML...")
        doc.Save(Console.Out)
    End Sub 'Main 
End Class 'Sample
C#

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Xml;

public class Sample {

  public static void Main() {

    XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
    doc.LoadXml("<book xmlns:bk='urn:samples' bk:ISBN='1-861001-57-5'>" +
                "<title>Pride And Prejudice</title>" +
                "</book>");

    XmlNode root = doc.FirstChild;

    //Create a new attribute.
    string ns = root.GetNamespaceOfPrefix("bk");
    XmlNode attr = doc.CreateNode(XmlNodeType.Attribute, "genre", ns);
    attr.Value = "novel";

    //Add the attribute to the document.
    root.Attributes.SetNamedItem(attr);

    Console.WriteLine("Display the modified XML...");
    doc.Save(Console.Out);

  }
}
Visual C++

#using <System.Xml.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::IO;
using namespace System::Xml;
int main()
{
   XmlDocument^ doc = gcnew XmlDocument;
   doc->LoadXml( "<book xmlns:bk='urn:samples' bk:ISBN='1-861001-57-5'>"
   "<title>Pride And Prejudice</title>"
   "</book>" );
   XmlNode^ root = doc->FirstChild;

   //Create a new attribute.
   String^ ns = root->GetNamespaceOfPrefix( "bk" );
   XmlNode^ attr = doc->CreateNode( XmlNodeType::Attribute, "genre", ns );
   attr->Value = "novel";

   //Add the attribute to the document.
   root->Attributes->SetNamedItem( attr );
   Console::WriteLine( "Display the modified XML..." );
   doc->Save( Console::Out );
}
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.
See Also

Reference

XmlNode Class
System.Xml Namespace