XmlExtensionsGetAttribute(XElement, String, String) Method

Gets the attribute value of an XML element.

Namespace: TomsToolbox.Essentials
Assembly: TomsToolbox.Essentials (in TomsToolbox.Essentials.dll) Version: 2.21.0+44d18b541fc9419ec3c549350a832394661b2a4d
XMLNS for XAML: Not mapped to an xmlns.

Syntax

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public static string? GetAttribute(
	this XElement element,
	string name,
	string? defaultValue = null
)

<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Function GetAttribute ( 
	element As XElement,
	name As String,
	Optional defaultValue As String = Nothing
) As String

Parameters

element XElement: The element.
name String: The name of the attribute.
defaultValue String (Optional): The default value.

Return Value

String
The value of the attribute, or the defaultValue if no such attribute exists

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type XElement. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).

Reference

XmlExtensions Class

GetAttribute Overload

TomsToolbox.Essentials Namespace