.getAttr
<HTMLElement>.getAttr()
Returns the attribute value of an Element. If the attribute does not exist, it will return an empty string.
- Usage:
- String = Element.
getAttr(attrName) - Member of:
- HTMLElement
- Parameters:
- attrName – the name of the attribute to return (required).
- Returns:
- The value of the attribute as String, or an empty string if the attribute either does not exist, or if it is an empty attribute (i.e. it has no value).
- Notes:
To check if an empty attribute exists, use
.hasAttr() instead.
Examples
Simple example:
const it = document.getElementById('item')
console.log(it.getAttr('foo'));
See also