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XmlReader.MoveToAttribute Method (String)

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When overridden in a derived class, moves to the attribute with the specified Name.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public MustOverride Function MoveToAttribute ( _
    name As String _
) As Boolean

public abstract bool MoveToAttribute(
    string name
)

Parameters

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if the attribute is found; otherwise, false. If false, the reader's position does not change.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
NullReferenceException

The name value is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

After calling MoveToAttribute, the Name, NamespaceURI, and Prefix properties reflect the properties of that attribute.

Examples

Dim output As New StringBuilder()

Dim xmlString As String = _
    "<root>" & _
      "<item sale-item='true' productID='123456' colors='blue green black'>" & _
            "<price>9.95</price>" & _
        "</item>" & _
        "<item sale-item='false' productID='124390'>" & _
            "<price>5.95</price>" & _
        "</item>" & _
        "<item sale-item='true' productID='53298'>" & _
            "<price>12.95</price>" & _
        "</item>" & _
    "</root>"


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

    reader.ReadToDescendant("item")
    Do
        reader.MoveToAttribute("sale-item")
        Dim onSale As Boolean = reader.ReadContentAsBoolean()
        If onSale Then
            output.AppendLine(reader("productID"))
        End If
    Loop While reader.ReadToNextSibling("item")

    OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString()
End Using

StringBuilder output = new StringBuilder();

String xmlString =
    @"<root>
  <item sale-item='true' productID='123456' colors='blue green black'>
    <price>9.95</price>
  </item>
  <item sale-item='false' productID='124390'>
    <price>5.95</price>
  </item>
  <item sale-item='true' productID='53298'>
    <price>12.95</price>
  </item>
</root>";

using (XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(new StringReader(xmlString)))
{
    reader.ReadToDescendant("item");
    do
    {
        reader.MoveToAttribute("sale-item");
        Boolean onSale = reader.ReadContentAsBoolean();
        if (onSale)
        {
            output.AppendLine(reader["productID"]);
        }
    } while (reader.ReadToNextSibling("item"));

}

OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString();

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.