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11/18/2011

XElement.FirstAttribute Property

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Gets the first attribute of this element.

Namespace: System.Xml.Linq
Assembly: System.Xml.Linq (in System.Xml.Linq.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property FirstAttribute As XAttribute

public XAttribute FirstAttribute { get; }

Property Value

Type: System.Xml.Linq.XAttribute
An XAttribute that contains the first attribute of this element.

Remarks

Attributes are stored in the element in the order that they were added to the element.

Examples

The following example uses this property.

Dim output As New StringBuilder
Dim xmlTree As XElement = <Root Att1="1" Att2="2" Att3="3"/>
output.Append(xmlTree.FirstAttribute)
output.Append(Environment.NewLine)


OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString()

StringBuilder output = new StringBuilder();
XElement xmlTree = new XElement("Root",
    new XAttribute("Att1", 1),
    new XAttribute("Att2", 2),
    new XAttribute("Att3", 3)
);
output.Append(xmlTree.FirstAttribute + Environment.NewLine);

OutputTextBlock.Text = output.ToString();

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

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