qdr.fnd/Common/Xml/Extensions/XmlReaderExt.cs

using System;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Xml;

namespace Quadarax.Foundation.Common.Xml.Extensions
{
    public static class XmlReaderExt
    {
        public static T GetAttribute<T>(this XmlReader oNavigator, string sAttributeName, bool bMandatory, T oDefaultValue)
        {
            return (T) GetAttribute(oNavigator, typeof(T),sAttributeName,bMandatory,oDefaultValue);
        }
        public static object GetAttribute(this XmlReader oNavigator, Type oType, string sAttributeName, bool bMandatory, object oDefaultValue)
        {
            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(oNavigator.GetAttribute(sAttributeName, "")))
            {
                if (bMandatory)
                    throw new Exception(
                        $"Missing mandatory attribute '{sAttributeName}' in element '{oNavigator.Name}'");
                return oDefaultValue;
            }
            return TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(oType).ConvertFromString(oNavigator.GetAttribute(sAttributeName, ""));
        }
    }
}