How to get the name of a node in XML

Coreysan 1,696 Reputation points
2021-06-08T23:42:12.447+00:00

I'm learning to use C# to read an XML file. In specific, I use this line: 

        XmlNodeList bookname = xmlDoc.GetElementsByTagName("book");

In the XML file, I have: 

      <book name="Side-on Apparition">

So how can I get the book name of "Side-on Apparition" into a string?

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  1. Peter Fleischer (former MVP) 19,321 Reputation points
    2021-06-09T05:07:57.043+00:00

    HI,
    assign Attribut from XmlElement in your bookname like in following code: 

        XmlDocument xmlDoc = new XmlDocument();
    xmlDoc.Load("Program39.xml");

    XmlNodeList booknames = xmlDoc.GetElementsByTagName("book");
    foreach (XmlElement item in booknames)
    {
      string name = item.GetAttribute("name");
      Console.WriteLine(name);
    }
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  1. Yitzhak Khabinsky 25,856 Reputation points
    2021-06-09T13:43:24.487+00:00

    Hi @Coreysan ,

    LINQ to XML implementation.

    The provided XML is not well-formed. I had to fix it first. 

    <book name="Side-on Apparition"/>

    c# 

    void Main()  
{  
	const string FILENAME = @"e:\Temp\CoreyFleig-6304.xml";  
	XDocument xdoc = XDocument.Load(FILENAME);  
	  
	XElement xelem = xdoc.Descendants("book").FirstOrDefault();  
  
	string bookname = xelem.Attribute("name").Value;  
	Console.WriteLine("bookname attribute: '{0}'", bookname);  
}

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