XmlDocument.CreateAttribute Method (String, String, String)

 

Creates an XmlAttribute with the specified Prefix, LocalName, and NamespaceURI.

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

Public Overridable Function CreateAttribute (
	prefix As String,
	localName As String,
	namespaceURI As String
) As XmlAttribute

Parameters

prefix
Type: System.String

The prefix of the attribute (if any). String.Empty and null are equivalent.

localName
Type: System.String

The local name of the attribute.

namespaceURI
Type: System.String

The namespace URI of the attribute (if any). String.Empty and null are equivalent. If prefix is xmlns, then this parameter must be http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/; otherwise an exception is thrown.

Return Value

Type: System.Xml.XmlAttribute

The new XmlAttribute.

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

This method is a Microsoft extension to the Document Object Model (DOM).

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