Microsoft XML 2.5 SDK

IXMLDOMElement::getAttributeNode Method

Retrieves the named attribute node.

Visual Basic Syntax

Set objXMLDOMAttribute = oXMLDOMElement.getAttributeNode(name)

C/C++ Syntax

HRESULT getAttributeNode(

    BSTR name,

    IXMLDOMAttribute **attributeNode);

Parameters

name

[in]
Name of the attribute to be retrieved.

attributeNode

[out]
DOMAttribute object that is returned with the supplied name, or NULL if the named attribute cannot be found on this element.

C/C++ Return Values

S_OK

Value returned if successful.

S_FALSE

Value when returning null.

E_INVALIDARG

Value returned if name is null.

C/C++ Example

BOOL DOMElementAttributeNode()
{
   BOOL bResult = FALSE;
   BSTR bstrAttributeName = ::SysAllocString(_T("dateCreated"));
   IXMLDOMAttribute* pIXMLDOMAttribute = NULL;
   IXMLDOMElement *pIXMLDOMElement = NULL;
IXMLDOMDocument *pIXMLDOMDocument = NULL;
   HRESULT hr;

   try
   {
      // create an instance of DOMDocument and initialize pIXMLDOMDocument
      // load/create an XML fragment
      hr = pIXMLDOMDocument->get_documentElement(&pIXMLDOMElement);
      SUCCEEDED(m_hr) ? 0 : throw hr;

If(pIXMLDOMElement)
{
hr = pIXMLDOMElement->getAttributeNode(bstrAttributeName, &pIXMLDOMAttribute);
      if(SUCCEEDED(hr) && pIXMLDOMAttribute)
      {
         // read node value and display . . .
         bResult = TRUE;
      pIXMLDOMAttribute->Release();
      pIXMLDOMAttribute = NULL;
      }
   ::SysFreeString(bstrAttributeName);
   bstrAttributeName = NULL;
      pIXMLDOMElement->Release();
}
   }
   catch(...)
   {
      if(bstrAttributeName)
      ::SysFreeString(bstrAttributeName);
   if(pIXMLDOMAttribute)
      pIXMLDOMAttribute->Release();
   if(pIXMLDOMElement)
      pIXMLDOMElement->Release();
      DisplayErrorToUser();
   }
   return bResult;
}