IXMLDOMElement.getAttribute (Visual Basic .NET)
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IXMLDOMElement.getAttribute (Visual Basic .NET)
The getAttribute method retrieves the value of the attribute.
Syntax
Variant = IXMLDOMElement .getAttribute( strName As String )
Parameters
strName
[in] String specifying the name of the attribute to return.
Return Values
Returns a string that contains the attribute value or returns the empty string if the named attribute does not have a specified or default value.
Remarks
You can also retrieve attributes by using the getNamedItem method of the IXMLDOMNamedNodeMap object.
Example Code
The following example retrieves the value of an attribute named "src" using the getAttribute method.
Imports interop_msxml
Imports Microsoft.WindowsMediaServices.Interop
On Error GoTo Err
' Declare variables.
Dim Server As New WMSServerClass()
Dim Playlist As IXMLDOMDocument
Dim ElemList As IXMLDOMNodeList
Dim Elem As IXMLDOMElement
Dim Node As IXMLDOMNode
Dim sValue As String
' Create a new playlist object.
Playlist = Server.CreatePlaylist
' Load a playlist.
Playlist.load("file://c:\wmpub\wmroot\simple.wsx")
' Retrieve a list of nodes that matches the query.
ElemList = Playlist.getElementsByTagName("media")
' Retrieve the first node in the list.
Node = ElemList.item(0)
' Convert the first node into an IXMLDOMElement object.
Elem = CType(Node, IXMLDOMElement)
' Retrieve the value for the attribute named "src".
sValue = Elem.getAttribute("src")
Exit Sub
Err:
' TODO: Handle errors.
Requirements
Reference: Add references to Microsoft.WindowsMediaServices and interop_msxml.
Namespace: Microsoft.WindowsMediaServices.Interop, interop_msxml.
Assembly: Microsoft.WindowsMediaServices.dll, interop_msxml.dll.
Library: WMSServerTypeLib.dll, msxml.dll.
Platform: Windows ServerĀ 2003 family, Windows ServerĀ 2008 family.
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