Accessing an XML Node's Attribute

Demonstrates how to access an XML node's attribute's value. In this example, we'll access the valud for the ISBN of the first book in the following XML document, which is located at http://www.chilkatsoft.com/testData/bookstore.xml

<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
<bookstore>
   <book ISBN="10-000000-001">
...
</bookstore>

Download Chilkat XML ActiveX

uses
    Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Variants, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms,
    Dialogs, StdCtrls,
    CHILKATXMLLib_TLB,
    OleCtrls;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
xml: CHILKATXMLLib_TLB.IChilkatXml;
success: Integer;
attrValue: String;

begin

xml := TChilkatXml.Create(Self).ControlInterface;

success := xml.LoadXmlFile('bookstore.xml');
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    ShowMessage(xml.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

//  Navigate to the 1st child (i.e. the "book" node)
xml.FirstChild2();

//  Now access the attribute:

attrValue := xml.GetAttrValue('ISBN');

Memo1.Lines.Add(attrValue);


end;