XNodeReader.GetAttribute behavior for invalid index
XNodeReader is an internal class, but it's accessible through the XmlReader class if you call XNode.CreateReader. All XmlReader implementations except XNodeReader threw an ArgumentOutOfRangeException for an invalid index in the GetAttribute(Int32) method. With this change, XNodeReader.GetAttribute(int) now also throws an ArgumentOutOfRangeException for an invalid index.
Old behavior
XNodeReader.GetAttribute(int) returned null if the index was invalid.
New behavior
XNodeReader.GetAttribute(int) throws an ArgumentOutOfRangeException if the index is invalid.
Version introduced
.NET 6
Type of breaking change
This change can affect source compatibility.
Reason for change
XmlReader.GetAttribute(int) is well documented, and XNodeReader was not behaving as documented. It's behavior for invalid indices was also inconsistent with other XmlReader implementations.
Recommended action
To avoid an invalid index:
- Call XmlReader.AttributeCount to retrieve the number of attributes in the current node.
- Then, pass a value of range
0..XmlReader.AttributeCount-1to XmlReader.GetAttribute(Int32).
Affected APIs
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