XmlDocument.CreateAttribute Method (String)

 

Creates an XmlAttribute with the specified Name.

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

Public Function CreateAttribute (
	name As String
) As XmlAttribute

Parameters

name
Type: System.String

The qualified name of the attribute. If the name contains a colon, the Prefix property reflects the part of the name preceding the first colon and the LocalName property reflects the part of the name following the first colon. The NamespaceURI remains empty unless the prefix is a recognized built-in prefix such as xmlns. In this case NamespaceURI has a value of http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/.

Return Value

Type: System.Xml.XmlAttribute

The new XmlAttribute.

The XmlAttribute can be added to an XmlElement using the SetAttributeNode method.

The following creates an attribute and adds it to an XML document.

Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Xml

Public Class Sample
    Public Shared Sub Main()
        Dim doc As New XmlDocument()
        doc.LoadXml("<book genre='novel' ISBN='1-861001-57-5'>"  & _
                    "<title>Pride And Prejudice</title>"  & _
                    "</book>")

        'Create an attribute.
        Dim attr As XmlAttribute = doc.CreateAttribute("publisher")
        attr.Value = "WorldWide Publishing"

        'Add the new node to the document. 
        doc.DocumentElement.SetAttributeNode(attr)

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

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