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XmlReader.MoveToFirstAttribute Method

.NET Framework 2.0

When overridden in a derived class, moves to the first attribute.

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

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public abstract bool MoveToFirstAttribute ()
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public abstract boolean MoveToFirstAttribute ()
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public abstract function MoveToFirstAttribute () : boolean

Return Value

true if an attribute exists (the reader moves to the first attribute); otherwise, false (the position of the reader does not change).

The following example gets the value of the first attribute.

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reader.ReadToFollowing("book");
reader.MoveToFirstAttribute();
string genre = reader.Value;
Console.WriteLine("The genre value: " + genre);

Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 2.0, 1.0
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