JavaScript Reference/Javascript Methods/getAttribute
"getAttribute()" Example
<html>
<body>
<script language="JavaScript">
function function1(){
var m = document.getElementById("myDiv").getAttribute("id");
alert(m);
}
</script>
<div id="myDiv">This is a div element</div>
<input type="button" value="Get id attribute value" onclick="function1();">
</body>
</html>
"getAttribute()" is applied to
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| Applied_To |<a> <acronym> |
| |<address> <applet> |
| |<area> <b> |
| |<base> <basefont> |
| |<bdo> <bgsound> |
| |<big> <blockquote> |
| |<body> <br> |
| |<button> <caption> |
| |<center> <cite> |
| |<code> <col> |
| |<colgroup> <comment> |
| |currentStyle <custom> |
| |<dd> <del> |
| |<dfn> <dir> |
| |<div> <dl> |
| |<dt> <em> |
| |<embed> <fieldset> |
| |<font> <form> |
| |<frame> <frameset> |
| |<head> <hn> |
| |<hr> <html> |
| |<i> <iframe> |
| |<img> <input type="button"> |
| |<input type="checkbox"> <input type="file"> |
| |<input type="hidden"> <input type="image"> |
| |<input type="password"> <input type="radio"> |
| |<input type="reset"> <input type="submit"> |
| |<input type="text"> <ins> |
| |<isindex> <kbd> |
| |<label> <legend> |
| |<li> <link> |
| |<listing> <map> |
| |<marquee> <menu> |
| |<meta> <nobr> |
| |<noframes> <noscript> |
| |<object> <ol> |
| |<optgroup> <option> |
| |<p> <param> |
| |<plaintext> <pre> |
| |<q> runtimeStyle |
| |<s> <samp> |
| |<script> <select> |
| |<small> <span> |
| |<strike> <strong> |
| |style <style> |
| |<sub> <sup> |
| |<table> <tbody> |
| |<td> <textarea> |
| |<tfoot> <th> |
| |<thead> <title> |
| |<tr> <tt> |
| |<u> <ul> |
| |userProfile <var> |
| |<wbr> <xmp> |
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"getAttribute()" Syntax, Parameters and Note
Note:
Returns the attribute.
Syntax:
objectName.getAttribute(param1, param2)
document.getElementById("elementID").getAttribute(param1, param2)
document.all.elementID.getAttribute(param1, param2) // IE only
Parameters:
param1 Required; the attribute"s name.