XmlValidatingReader.MoveToFirstAttribute Method

public:
 override bool MoveToFirstAttribute();

public override bool MoveToFirstAttribute();

override this.MoveToFirstAttribute : unit -> bool

Public Overrides Function MoveToFirstAttribute () As Boolean

Returns

true if an attribute exists (the reader moves to the first attribute); otherwise, false (the position of the reader does not change).

Examples

The following example reads an XML fragment.

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

public class Sample
{
  public static void Main()
  {

    //Create the validating reader.
    XmlTextReader txtreader = new XmlTextReader("attrs.xml");
    XmlValidatingReader reader = new XmlValidatingReader(txtreader);

    //Read the genre attribute.
    reader.MoveToContent();
    reader.MoveToFirstAttribute();
    string genre=reader.Value;
    Console.WriteLine("The genre value: " + genre);

    //Close the reader.
    reader.Close();
  }
} // End class

Imports System.IO
Imports System.Xml

public class Sample 

  public shared sub Main()

    'Create the validating reader.
    Dim txtreader as XmlTextReader = new XmlTextReader("attrs.xml")
    Dim reader as XmlValidatingReader = new XmlValidatingReader(txtreader)

    'Read the genre attribute.
    reader.MoveToContent()
    reader.MoveToFirstAttribute()
    Dim genre As String = reader.Value
    Console.WriteLine("The genre value: " & genre)

    'Close the reader.
    reader.Close()

  End sub
End class 

Remarks

See also

• XmlReader