XmlReader.MoveToElement Method

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if the reader is positioned on an attribute (the reader moves to the element that owns the attribute); false if the reader is not positioned on an attribute (the position of the reader does not change).

Dim output As New StringBuilder()

Dim xmlString As String = _
        "<bookstore>" & _
            "<book genre='autobiography' publicationdate='1981-03-22' ISBN='1-861003-11-0'>" & _
                "<title>The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin</title>" & _
                "<author>" & _
                    "<first-name>Benjamin</first-name>" & _
                    "<last-name>Franklin</last-name>" & _
                "</author>" & _
                "<price>8.99</price>" & _
            "</book>" & _
        "</bookstore>"

' Create an XmlReader
Using reader As XmlReader = XmlReader.Create(New StringReader(xmlString))

    reader.ReadToFollowing("book")

    If reader.HasAttributes Then
        output.Append("Attributes of <" + reader.Name + ">")
        Dim i As Integer
        For i = 0 To reader.AttributeCount - 1
            reader.MoveToAttribute(i)
            output.Append(" " + reader.Name + "=" + reader.Value)
        Next i
        reader.MoveToElement() ' Moves the reader back to the element node.
    End If

End Using

OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString()

StringBuilder output = new StringBuilder();

String xmlString =
    @"<bookstore>
    <book genre='autobiography' publicationdate='1981-03-22' ISBN='1-861003-11-0'>
        <title>The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin</title>
        <author>
            <first-name>Benjamin</first-name>
            <last-name>Franklin</last-name>
        </author>
        <price>8.99</price>
    </book>
</bookstore>";

// Create an XmlReader
using (XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(new StringReader(xmlString)))
{
    reader.ReadToFollowing("book");

    if (reader.HasAttributes)
    {
        output.Append("Attributes of <" + reader.Name + ">");
        for (int i = 0; i < reader.AttributeCount; i++)
        {
            reader.MoveToAttribute(i);
            output.Append(" " + reader.Name + "=" + reader.Value);
        }
        reader.MoveToElement(); // Moves the reader back to the element node.
    }

}

OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString();