Csharp/C Sharp/XML LINQ/Attribute

Accessing All of an Element"s Attributes with the Attributes Method

 
using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Linq;
public class MainClass {
    public static void Main() {
        XElement firstParticipant;
        XDocument xDocument = new XDocument(
          new XElement("Books", firstParticipant =
            new XElement("Book",
              new XAttribute("type", "Author"),
              new XAttribute("experience", "first-time"),
              new XElement("FirstName", "J"),
              new XElement("LastName", "R"))));
        foreach (XAttribute attr in firstParticipant.Attributes()) {
            Console.WriteLine(attr);
        }
    }
}

Accessing an Attribute with the Attribute Method

 
using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Linq;
public class MainClass {
    public static void Main() {
        XElement firstParticipant;
        XDocument xDocument = new XDocument(
          new XElement("Books", firstParticipant =
            new XElement("Book",
              new XAttribute("type", "Author"),
              new XElement("FirstName", "J"),
              new XElement("LastName", "R"))));
        Console.WriteLine(firstParticipant.Attribute("type").Value);
    }
}

Accessing an Element"s Attributes Using the Attributes Method

 
using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Linq;
public class MainClass {
    public static void Main() {
        XElement firstParticipant;
        XDocument xDocument = new XDocument(
         new XDeclaration("1.0", "UTF-8", "yes"),
         new XDocumentType("Books", null, "Books.dtd", null),
         new XProcessingInstruction("Book", "out-of-print"),
         new XElement("Books", firstParticipant =
           new XElement("Book",
           new XComment("This is a new author."),
           new XProcessingInstruction("AuthorHandler", "new"),
         new XAttribute("type", "Author"),
         new XElement("FirstName", "J"),
         new XElement("LastName", "R")),
       new XElement("Book",
         new XAttribute("type", "Author"),
         new XElement("FirstName", "E"),
         new XElement("LastName", "B"))));
        foreach (XAttribute attr in firstParticipant.Attributes()) {
            Console.WriteLine(attr);
        }
    }
}

Accessing an Element"s First Attribute with the FirstAttribute Property

 
using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Linq;
public class MainClass {
    public static void Main() {
        XElement firstParticipant;
        XDocument xDocument = new XDocument(
          new XElement("Books", firstParticipant =
            new XElement("Book",
              new XAttribute("type", "Author"),
              new XAttribute("experience", "first-time"),
              new XAttribute("language", "English"),
              new XElement("FirstName", "J"),
              new XElement("LastName", "R"))));
        Console.WriteLine(firstParticipant.FirstAttribute);
    }
}

Accessing the Last Attribute with the LastAttribute Property

 
using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Linq;
public class MainClass {
    public static void Main() {
        XElement firstParticipant;
        XDocument xDocument = new XDocument(
          new XElement("Books", firstParticipant =
            new XElement("Book",
              new XAttribute("type", "Author"),
              new XAttribute("experience", "first-time"),
              new XAttribute("language", "English"),
              new XElement("FirstName", "J"),
              new XElement("LastName", "R"))));
        Console.WriteLine(firstParticipant.LastAttribute);
    }
}

Accessing the Next Attribute with the NextAttribute Property

 
using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Linq;
public class MainClass {
    public static void Main() {
        XElement firstParticipant;
        XDocument xDocument = new XDocument(
          new XElement("Books", firstParticipant =
            new XElement("Book",
              new XAttribute("type", "Author"),
              new XAttribute("experience", "first-time"),
              new XAttribute("language", "English"),
              new XElement("FirstName", "J"),
              new XElement("LastName", "R"))));
        Console.WriteLine(firstParticipant.FirstAttribute.NextAttribute);
    }
}

Accessing the Previous Attribute with the PreviousAttribute Property

 
using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Linq;
public class MainClass {
    public static void Main() {
        XElement firstParticipant;
        XDocument xDocument = new XDocument(
          new XElement("Books", firstParticipant =
            new XElement("Book",
              new XAttribute("type", "Author"),
              new XAttribute("experience", "first-time"),
              new XAttribute("language", "English"),
              new XElement("FirstName", "J"),
              new XElement("LastName", "R"))));
        Console.WriteLine(firstParticipant.FirstAttribute.NextAttribute.PreviousAttribute);
    }
}

Calling the First Attributes Prototype

 
using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Linq;
public class MainClass {
    public static void Main() {
        XDocument xDocument = new XDocument(
         new XElement("Books",
           new XElement("Book",
            new XAttribute("type", "Author"),
            new XElement("FirstName", "A"),
           new XElement("LastName", "B")),
           new XElement("Book",
            new XAttribute("type", "Author"),
           new XElement("FirstName", "C"),
           new XElement("LastName", "D"))));
        IEnumerable<XElement> elements = xDocument.Element("Books").Elements("Book");
        foreach (XElement element in elements) {
            Console.WriteLine("Source element: {0} : value = {1}", element.Name, element.Value);
        }
        foreach (XAttribute attribute in elements.Attributes()) {
            Console.WriteLine("Attribute: {0} : value = {1}",
             attribute.Name, attribute.Value);
        }
    }
}

Calling the Remove

 
using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Linq;
public class MainClass {
    public static void Main() {
        XDocument xDocument = new XDocument(
         new XElement("Books",
           new XElement("Book",
            new XAttribute("type", "Author"),
           new XComment("This is a new author."),
            new XElement("FirstName", "A"),
           new XElement("LastName", "B")),
           new XElement("Book",
            new XAttribute("type", "Author"),
           new XElement("FirstName", "C"),
           new XElement("LastName", "D"))));
        IEnumerable<XAttribute> attributes = xDocument.Element("Books").Elements("Book").Attributes();
        foreach (XAttribute attribute in attributes) {
            Console.WriteLine("Source attribute: {0} : value = {1}", attribute.Name, attribute.Value);
        }
        attributes.Remove();
        Console.WriteLine(xDocument);
    }
}

Calling the Second Attributes Prototype

 
using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Linq;
public class MainClass {
    public static void Main() {
        XDocument xDocument = new XDocument(
         new XElement("Books",
           new XElement("Book",
            new XAttribute("type", "Author"),
            new XElement("FirstName", "A"),
           new XElement("LastName", "B")),
           new XElement("Book",
            new XAttribute("type", "Author"),
           new XElement("FirstName", "C"),
           new XElement("LastName", "D"))));
        IEnumerable<XElement> elements = xDocument.Element("Books").Elements("Book");
        foreach (XElement element in elements) {
            Console.WriteLine("Source element: {0} : value = {1}", element.Name, element.Value);
        }
        foreach (XAttribute attribute in elements.Attributes("type")) {
            Console.WriteLine("Attribute: {0} : value = {1}",
             attribute.Name, attribute.Value);
        }
    }
}

Changing an Attribute"s Value

 
using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Linq;
public class MainClass {
    public static void Main() {
        XElement firstParticipant;
        XDocument xDocument  = new XDocument(
          new XElement("Books", firstParticipant =
            new XElement("Book",
              new XAttribute("type", "Author"),
              new XAttribute("experience", "first-time"),
              new XElement("FirstName", "J"),
              new XElement("LastName", "R"))));
        Console.WriteLine(xDocument);
        firstParticipant.Attribute("experience").Value = "beginner";
        Console.WriteLine(xDocument);
    }
}

Get Attribute with namespace

 
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Data.Linq;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Xml.Linq;
class Program {
    static void Main(string[] args) {
        XElement xml = XElement.Load("Hello_XLINQ.xml");
        XNamespace w = "http://schemas.microsoft.ru/office/word/2003/wordml";
        XElement defaultFonts = xml.Descendants(w + "defaultFonts").First();
        Console.WriteLine("Default Fonts: {0}", (string)defaultFonts.Attribute(w + "ascii"));
    }
}

Removing All of an Element"s Attributes

 
using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Linq;
public class MainClass {
    public static void Main() {
        XElement firstParticipant;
        XDocument xDocument = new XDocument(
          new XElement("Books", firstParticipant =
            new XElement("Book",
              new XAttribute("type", "Author"),
              new XAttribute("experience", "first-time"),
              new XElement("FirstName", "A"),
              new XElement("LastName", "B"))));
        Console.WriteLine(xDocument);
        firstParticipant.Attributes().Remove();
        Console.WriteLine(xDocument);
    }
}

Removing an Attribute

 
using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Linq;
public class MainClass {
    public static void Main() {
        XElement firstParticipant;
        XDocument xDocument = new XDocument(
          new XElement("Books", firstParticipant =
            new XElement("Book",
              new XAttribute("type", "Author"),
              new XElement("FirstName", "J"),
              new XElement("LastName", "R"))));
        Console.WriteLine(xDocument);
        firstParticipant.Attribute("type").Remove();
        Console.WriteLine(xDocument);
    }
}

Using SetAttributeValue to Add, Delete, and Update Attributes

 
using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Linq;
public class MainClass {
    public static void Main() {
        XElement firstParticipant;
        XDocument xDocument = new XDocument(
          new XElement("Books", firstParticipant =
            new XElement("Book",
              new XAttribute("type", "Author"),
              new XAttribute("experience", "first-time"),
              new XElement("FirstName", "J"),
              new XElement("LastName", "R"))));
        Console.WriteLine(xDocument);
        firstParticipant.SetAttributeValue("type", "beginner");
        firstParticipant.SetAttributeValue("language", "English");
        firstParticipant.SetAttributeValue("experience", null);
        Console.WriteLine(xDocument);
    }
}