IXMLElement::get


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IXMLElement::get_Attribute
HRESULT IXMLElement::get_Attribute(
    BSTR strPropertyName, 
    VARIANT* PropertyValue)
Allows for the retrieval of an attribute's value.
Returns S_OK if successful. Other returned error values include E_OUTOFMEMORY and S_FALSE if no such attribute exists to prevent scripting errors.

strPropertyName
Name of the attribute.
PropertyValue
Indirect pointer in which to return the value. Always returned as a BSTR.

An attribute's name is provided. The value of the attribute is returned as a variant, which is always of type VT_BSTR. The caller must release the value by calling VariantClear.

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