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 GetAttribute Method

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.NET Framework Class Library
XPathNavigator..::.GetAttribute Method

Gets the value of the attribute with the specified local name and namespace URI.

Namespace:  System.Xml.XPath
Assembly:  System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Overridable Function GetAttribute ( _
    localName As String, _
    namespaceURI As String _
) As String
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As XPathNavigator
Dim localName As String
Dim namespaceURI As String
Dim returnValue As String

returnValue = instance.GetAttribute(localName, _
    namespaceURI)
C#
public virtual string GetAttribute(
    string localName,
    string namespaceURI
)
Visual C++
public:
virtual String^ GetAttribute(
    String^ localName, 
    String^ namespaceURI
)
JScript
public function GetAttribute(
    localName : String, 
    namespaceURI : String
) : String

Parameters

localName
Type: System..::.String
The local name of the attribute.
namespaceURI
Type: System..::.String
The namespace URI of the attribute.

Return Value

Type: System..::.String
A String that contains the value of the specified attribute; String..::.Empty if a matching attribute is not found, or if the XPathNavigator is not positioned on an element node.

The XPathNavigator must be positioned on an element node before calling the GetAttribute method.

This method has no effect on the state of the XPathNavigator.

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

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
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