XmlElement::SetAttributeNode Method (String^, String^)

 

Adds the specified XmlAttribute.

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

public:
virtual XmlAttribute^ SetAttributeNode(
	String^ localName,
	String^ namespaceURI
)

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.Xml::XmlAttribute^

The XmlAttribute to add.

The XmlAttribute does not have any children. Use Value to assign a text value to the attribute or use AppendChild (or a similar method) to add children to the attribute.

The following example adds an attribute to an element.

#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>" );
   XmlElement^ root = doc->DocumentElement;

   // Add a new attribute.
   XmlAttribute^ attr = root->SetAttributeNode( "genre", "urn:samples" );
   attr->Value = "novel";
   Console::WriteLine( "Display the modified XML..." );
   Console::WriteLine( doc->InnerXml );
}

Universal Windows Platform
Available since 10
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
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