XML attribute similar to powershell keyword (count)

Question

I have an attribute "Count" in my xml , and when I am trying to access the values of the attribute it giving the count of the array

$Count = $xml.Para.Lic.Counter.Count

Any suggestions would be really helpful

Possibly a duplicate of https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12212452/how-to-fetch-an-attribute-value-from-xml-using-powershell — Jay Buckman, Jun 16 '17 at 18:56
@Jay Buckman:Actually I am trying the same way $Count = $xml.Para.Lic.Counter I select Count , but still its giving the count of array not values — chandaluri Pegasian, Jun 16 '17 at 19:02

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 16 '17 at 19:30

1

You can use single quotes around names:

$Count = $xml.Para.Lic.Counter.'Count'

However, if 'Counter' is an array, you need to access an instance to get the attribute value:

    $Count = $xml.Para.Lic.Counter[0].Count

answered Jun 16 '17 at 19:30

NetMage

Thanks for the reply , I am still not able to fetch the values , its still taking count – chandaluri Pegasian Jun 16 '17 at 19:37
taking count of what? – NetMage Jun 16 '17 at 21:20

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 16 '17 at 20:17

Both of these work. Maybe there is something else wrong with your XML?

$xml = Get-Content test.xml      
$xml.catalog.counter.Count
$xml.catalog.counter.'Count'

Loading the following test.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<catalog>
    <counter count="150">
    </counter>
</catalog>

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