XmlReader.AttributeCount Property (System.Xml)

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Microsoft Visual Studio 2008/.NET Framework 3.5

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.NET Framework Class Library

XmlReader..::.AttributeCount Property

When overridden in a derived class, gets the number of attributes on the current node.

Namespace: System.Xml
Assembly: System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public MustOverride ReadOnly Property AttributeCount As Integer

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As XmlReader
Dim value As Integer

value = instance.AttributeCount

public abstract int AttributeCount { get; }

Visual C++

public:
virtual property int AttributeCount {
    int get () abstract;
}

JScript

public abstract function get AttributeCount () : int

Property Value

Type: System..::.Int32
The number of attributes on the current node.

Remarks

This property is relevant to Element, DocumentType and XmlDeclaration nodes only. (Other node types do not have attributes.)

Examples

The following example displays all attributes on the current node.

Visual Basic

' Display all attributes.
If reader.HasAttributes Then
  Console.WriteLine("Attributes of <" + reader.Name + ">")
  Dim i As Integer
  For i = 0 To (reader.AttributeCount - 1)
    Console.WriteLine("  {0}", reader(i))
  Next i
  ' Move the reader back to the element node.
  reader.MoveToElement() 
End If

// Display all attributes.
if (reader.HasAttributes) {
  Console.WriteLine("Attributes of <" + reader.Name + ">");
  for (int i = 0; i < reader.AttributeCount; i++) {
    Console.WriteLine("  {0}", reader[i]);
  }
  // Move the reader back to the element node.
  reader.MoveToElement(); 
}

Platforms

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.

Version Information

.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

Reference

XmlReader Class

XmlReader Members

System.Xml Namespace

Other Resources

Reading XML with the XmlReader