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getAttribute

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getAttribute returns the value of the named attribute on the current node.

Syntax

attribute = element.getAttribute(name)
 

Parameters

name is the name of the attribute whose value you want to get.

Example

div1 = document.getElementById("div1"); a = divvy.getAttribute("align"); alert(a); // shows the value of align for that DIV

Notes

getAttribute is another very common and useful method for web developers. The corollary to this method is setAttributeNS, which allows you to change the value of a named attribute.

Specification

getAttribute