XmlAttribute.CloneNode(Boolean) Method

Definition

Creates a duplicate of this node.

C#
public override System.Xml.XmlNode CloneNode(bool deep);

Parameters

deep
Boolean

true to recursively clone the subtree under the specified node; false to clone only the node itself.

Returns

The duplicate node.

Examples

The following example uses CloneNode to add an attribute to two different element nodes.

C#
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Xml;

public class Sample
{
  public static void Main()
  {
    //Create an XmlDocument.
    XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
    doc.Load("2elems.xml");

    //Create an attribute.
    XmlAttribute attr;
    attr = doc.CreateAttribute("bk","genre","urn:samples");
    attr.Value = "novel";

    //Add the attribute to the first book.
    XmlElement currNode = (XmlElement) doc.DocumentElement.FirstChild;
    currNode.SetAttributeNode(attr);

    //An attribute cannot be added to two different elements.
    //You must clone the attribute and add it to the second book.
    XmlAttribute attr2;
    attr2 = (XmlAttribute) attr.CloneNode(true);
    currNode = (XmlElement) doc.DocumentElement.LastChild;
    currNode.SetAttributeNode(attr2);

    Console.WriteLine("Display the modified XML...\r\n");
    XmlTextWriter writer = new XmlTextWriter(Console.Out);
    writer.Formatting = Formatting.Indented;
    doc.WriteContentTo(writer);
  }
}

The example uses the file, 2elems.xml, as input.

XML

<!--sample XML fragment-->
<bookstore>
  <book ISBN='10-861003-324'>
    <title>The Handmaid's Tale</title>
    <price>19.95</price>
  </book>
  <book ISBN='1-861001-57-5'>
    <title>Pride And Prejudice</title>
    <price>24.95</price>
  </book>
</bookstore>

Remarks

This method serves as a copy constructor for nodes. The cloned node has no parent (ParentNode returns null).

Cloning an unspecified attribute returns a specified attribute (Specified returns true).

Applies to

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.NET Core 1.0, Core 1.1, Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 2.0, 2.1
UWP 10.0

See also