SecurityElement::IsValidAttributeName Method (String^)

.NET Framework (current version)

Determines whether a string is a valid attribute name.

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

Syntax

public:
static bool IsValidAttributeName(
	String^ name
)

Parameters

name: Type: System::String^
The attribute name to test for validity.

Return Value

Type: System::Boolean

true if the name parameter is a valid XML attribute name; otherwise, false.

Remarks

This method can be used to test an attribute before adding it to a security element.

The following code shows the use of the IsValidAttributeName method to determine whether a string is a valid attribute name. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the SecurityElement class.

C++

if ( SecurityElement::IsValidAttributeName( attributeName ) &&
       SecurityElement::IsValidAttributeValue( attributeValue ) )

Version Information

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1