Returns a String containing the value of an existing attribute of the current node.
… xmlnode_object.GetAttribute(attribute)
Prerequisites
The current node must be of type "element" or "document".
Parameters
attribute
A required String expression that specifies the name of the attribute to be accessed.
Remarks
This is a convenience method that finds a named attribute and returns the value of the attribute. The attribute must be an immediate child of the current node.
If the name is not found, an exception is thrown.
Examples
Dim doc As XmlDoc
Dim root As XmlNode
doc = New XmlDoc("my_doc")
root = doc.DocumentElement
root.AddAttribute("color", "orange")
Console.Writeline(root.GetAttribute("color")) 'Output is "orange"
See Also
XML Classes | xmlnode_object.GetAttributeNode | xmlnode_object.GetElement | xmlnode_object.SetAttribute