XmlNode.Attributes Property

Definition

Gets an XmlAttributeCollection containing the attributes of this node.

public virtual System.Xml.XmlAttributeCollection Attributes { get; }
public virtual System.Xml.XmlAttributeCollection? Attributes { get; }

Property Value

An XmlAttributeCollection containing the attributes of the node.

If the node is of type XmlNodeType.Element, the attributes of the node are returned. Otherwise, this property returns null.

Examples

The following example adds a new attribute to the XML document.

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Xml;

public class Sample {

  public static void Main() {

    XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
    doc.LoadXml("<book xmlns:bk='urn:samples' bk:ISBN='1-861001-57-5'>" +
                "<title>Pride And Prejudice</title>" +
                "</book>");

    XmlNode root = doc.FirstChild;

    //Create a new attribute.
    string ns = root.GetNamespaceOfPrefix("bk");
    XmlNode attr = doc.CreateNode(XmlNodeType.Attribute, "genre", ns);
    attr.Value = "novel";

    //Add the attribute to the document.
    root.Attributes.SetNamedItem(attr);

    Console.WriteLine("Display the modified XML...");
    doc.Save(Console.Out);
  }
}

Applies to