XmlExtensionsGetAttribute Method (XElement, XName, String)

Gets the attribute value of an XML element.

Namespace: TomsToolbox.Essentials
Assembly: TomsToolbox.Essentials (in TomsToolbox.Essentials.dll)

Syntax

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

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

Parameters

element: Type: System.Xml.LinqXElement
The element.
name: Type: System.Xml.LinqXName
The name of the attribute.
defaultValue (Optional): Type: SystemString
The default value.

Return Value

Type: 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

XmlExtensionsAddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LST5757F757_0?cpp=::|nu=.");GetAttribute Method (XElement, XName, String)

Parameters

Return Value

Usage Note

Reference

XmlExtensionsGetAttribute Method (XElement, XName, String)