Gets the value of the attribute with the specified name.
[C#] In C#, this member is the indexer for the XmlReader class.
[Visual Basic] Overloads MustOverride Public Default ReadOnly Property Item( _ ByVal name As String _ ) As String [C#] public string this[ string name ] {abstract get;} [C++] public: __property virtual String* get_Item( String* name ) = 0; [JScript] abstract returnValue = XmlReaderObject.Item(name); -or- abstract returnValue = XmlReaderObject(name);
[JScript] In JScript, you can use the default indexed properties defined by a type, but you cannot explicitly define your own. However, specifying the expando attribute on a class automatically provides a default indexed Item property whose type is Object and whose index type is String.
The value of the specified attribute. If the attribute is not found, null is returned.
Exception Type | Condition |
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ArgumentException | The attribute specified by name cannot be found in the current node. |
XmlReader Class | XmlReader Members | System.NewXml Namespace | XmlReader.Item Overload List | GetAttribute