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How to retrieve a collection of attributes (LINQ to XML)

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This article shows the use of the Attributes method to retrieve the attributes of an element.

Example: Iterate through the attributes of an element

The following example shows how to iterate through the collection of attributes of an element.

XElement val = new XElement("Value",
    new XAttribute("ID", "1243"),
    new XAttribute("Type", "int"),
    new XAttribute("ConvertableTo", "double"),
    "100");
IEnumerable<XAttribute> listOfAttributes =
    from att in val.Attributes()
    select att;
foreach (XAttribute a in listOfAttributes)
    Console.WriteLine(a);

Dim val = _
    <Value ID="1243" Type="int" ConvertableTo="double">100</Value>
Dim listOfAttributes As IEnumerable(Of XAttribute) = _
    From att In val.Attributes() _
    Select att
For Each att As XAttribute In listOfAttributes
    Console.WriteLine(att)
Next

This example produces the following output:

ID="1243"
Type="int"
ConvertableTo="double"

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