Get Attribute name

[Steve]

Hiya

I have a nodeReader object that I am looping through in order to retrieve
the values from the attributes, but now I need the attribute name as well,
does anyone know how to do this? I will post the code I have below:
--------------------------
'// Element example: <TextBox parent='Form' Name='txtTitle' Top='56'
Width='100' Left='152' Text='Title' />

Dim pi As System.Reflection.PropertyInfo
Dim t1 As Type = myTextBox.GetType

For i = 1 to nodeReader.AttributeCount
pi = t1.GetProperty(**Need to get the Attribute value here. Eg: Name**)
pi.SetValue(myTextBox, nodeReader.GetAttribute(i).ToString, Nothing)
Next
-------------------------

I'm sure you can see from the example, I am trying to loop through all the
attributes in my element in an XML file and set the properties of the
TextBox. I would prefer to do it this way so all I need to do in the future
is add in an appropriate attribute and value and my program will pick it up
automatically. The GetAttribute gets my value but I just need a way to get
the name of the attribute.

Thanks

Kind Regards,
Steve.

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Steve <stevea@centurion-ms_RemoveThis_.co.uk> wrote:

I have a nodeReader object that I am looping through in order to retrieve
the values from the attributes, but now I need the attribute name as well,
does anyone know how to do this? I will post the code I have below:
--------------------------
'// Element example: <TextBox parent='Form' Name='txtTitle' Top='56'
Width='100' Left='152' Text='Title' />

Dim pi As System.Reflection.PropertyInfo
Dim t1 As Type = myTextBox.GetType

For i = 1 to nodeReader.AttributeCount
pi = t1.GetProperty(**Need to get the Attribute value here. Eg: Name**)
pi.SetValue(myTextBox, nodeReader.GetAttribute(i).ToString, Nothing)
Next
-------------------------

I'm sure you can see from the example, I am trying to loop through all the
attributes in my element in an XML file and set the properties of the
TextBox. I would prefer to do it this way so all I need to do in the future
is add in an appropriate attribute and value and my program will pick it up
automatically. The GetAttribute gets my value but I just need a way to get
the name of the attribute.

You can use XmlNodeReader.MoveToAttribute and then use the Name
property, I believe. If you look at the sample code for
XmlNodeReader.HasAttributes it does the kind of thing you want.

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[Steve]

Hi Jon

Your my saviour again :o)

Thank you,
Steve.

"Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" <sk***@pobox.com> wrote in message
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Steve <stevea@centurion-ms_RemoveThis_.co.uk> wrote:

I have a nodeReader object that I am looping through in order to retrieve the values from the attributes, but now I need the attribute name as well, does anyone know how to do this? I will post the code I have below:
--------------------------
'// Element example: <TextBox parent='Form' Name='txtTitle' Top='56'
Width='100' Left='152' Text='Title' />

Dim pi As System.Reflection.PropertyInfo
Dim t1 As Type = myTextBox.GetType

For i = 1 to nodeReader.AttributeCount
pi = t1.GetProperty(**Need to get the Attribute value here. Eg: Name**) pi.SetValue(myTextBox, nodeReader.GetAttribute(i).ToString, Nothing)
Next
-------------------------

I'm sure you can see from the example, I am trying to loop through all the attributes in my element in an XML file and set the properties of the
TextBox. I would prefer to do it this way so all I need to do in the future is add in an appropriate attribute and value and my program will pick it up automatically. The GetAttribute gets my value but I just need a way to get the name of the attribute.

You can use XmlNodeReader.MoveToAttribute and then use the Name
property, I believe. If you look at the sample code for
XmlNodeReader.HasAttributes it does the kind of thing you want.

--
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[Klaus H. Probst]

After you're done make sure you call MoveToElement() if you want to keep
reading the XML parse tree.
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"Steve" <stevea@centurion-ms_RemoveThis_.co.uk> wrote in message
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Hi Jon

Your my saviour again :o)

Thank you,
Steve.

"Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" <sk***@pobox.com> wrote in message
news:MP************************@msnews.microsoft.c om...

Steve <stevea@centurion-ms_RemoveThis_.co.uk> wrote:

I have a nodeReader object that I am looping through in order to retrieve the values from the attributes, but now I need the attribute name as well, does anyone know how to do this? I will post the code I have below:
--------------------------
'// Element example: <TextBox parent='Form' Name='txtTitle' Top='56'
Width='100' Left='152' Text='Title' />

Dim pi As System.Reflection.PropertyInfo
Dim t1 As Type = myTextBox.GetType

For i = 1 to nodeReader.AttributeCount
pi = t1.GetProperty(**Need to get the Attribute value here. Eg: Name**) pi.SetValue(myTextBox, nodeReader.GetAttribute(i).ToString, Nothing)
Next
-------------------------

I'm sure you can see from the example, I am trying to loop through all the attributes in my element in an XML file and set the properties of the
TextBox. I would prefer to do it this way so all I need to do in the future is add in an appropriate attribute and value and my program will pick

it

up automatically. The GetAttribute gets my value but I just need a way to get the name of the attribute.

You can use XmlNodeReader.MoveToAttribute and then use the Name
property, I believe. If you look at the sample code for
XmlNodeReader.HasAttributes it does the kind of thing you want.

--
Jon Skeet - <sk***@pobox.com>
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet
If replying to the group, please do not mail me too