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XmlTextReader.Item (String)

Gets the value of the attribute with the specified name.

[C#] In C#, this member is the indexer for the XmlTextReader class.

[Visual Basic]
Overloads Overridable Public Default ReadOnly Property Item( _
   ByVal name As String _
) As String
[C#]
public string this[
   string name
] {override get;}
[C++]
public: __property virtual String* get_Item(
   String* name
);
[JScript]
returnValue = XmlTextReaderObject.Item(name);
-or-
returnValue = XmlTextReaderObject(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.

Arguments [JScript]

name
The name of the attribute. The name can include the prefix or leave it off.

Parameters [Visual Basic, C#, C++]

name
The name of the attribute. The name can include the prefix or leave it off.

Property Value

The value of the specified attribute. If the attribute is not found, null is returned.

Exceptions

Exception Type Condition
ArgumentException The attribute specified by name cannot be found in the current node.

See Also

XmlTextReader Class | XmlTextReader Members | System.NewXml Namespace | XmlTextReader.Item Overload List | GetAttribute