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xeAttribute

xeAttribute = 1

Example​

function IsAttributeNode(Node: TXMLNode): Boolean;
begin
  Result := (Node <> nil) and (Node.ElementType = xeAttribute);
end;

Usage​

xeAttribute identifies a Velox XML attribute node stored in a container's raw direct-node list but excluded from element-only access.

Additional Technical Info​

xeAttribute identifies NativeXML's concrete attribute node. Parsed attributes are inserted at the start of their owning container's raw node list, before ordinary content. They are not child elements.

ElementCount and Elements exclude attributes, while raw traversal and name lookup can return them. Check ElementType before treating a result from FindFirst, FindNext, FindNode, NodeByName or sibling navigation as an element.

Name, value and quoting

An attribute stores its name plus an owned quoted-text object. Reading Value resolves XML entity/reference escapes and platform line endings. Writing Value escapes XML-special characters before serialization and retains the internal single-quote or double-quote style parsed for the value.

The quoted-text object used for a normal attribute is owned directly by the attribute rather than inserted as a separately traversable child. xeQuotedText can still appear as a raw node inside some DTD structures.

The broad script wrapper exposes Name and Value read/write for every node kind. NativeXML does not turn that into XML-schema validation: assigning an invalid attribute name or creating duplicate names can produce invalid or ambiguous output. Keep the document alive while using the borrowed node and do not retain it across clear, reload or document destruction.

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Created 2026-07-15