SecurityElement::Attribute Method (String^)

.NET Framework (current version)

Finds an attribute by name in an XML element.

Namespace: System.Security
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

public:
String^ Attribute(
	String^ name
)

Parameters

name: Type: System::String^
The name of the attribute for which to search.

Return Value

Type: System::String^

The value associated with the named attribute, or null if no attribute with name exists.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	The name parameter is null.

Remarks

With XML as follows, Attribute("B") would return "456".

<thetag A="123" B="456" C="789">text</thetag>

Examples

The following code shows the use of the Attribute method to find an attribute by name. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the SecurityElement class.

C++

String^ xmlCreationDate = xmlElement->Attribute(L"creationdate");

Version Information

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1