HTML DOM Element getAttribute()
Examples
Get the value of the class attribute of an element:
let text = element.getAttribute("class");
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Get the value of the target attribute of an <a> element:
let text = myAnchor.getAttribute("target");
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More examples below.
Description
The getAttribute() method returns the value of an element's attribute.
Syntax
element.getAttribute(name)
Parameters
Parameter
Description
name
Required.
The name of the attribute.
The name of the attribute.
Return Value
Type
Description
String The attribute's value.
null if the attribute does not exist.
More Examples
Get the value of the onclick attribute of a <button> element:
let text = myButton.getAttribute("onclick");
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Browser Support
element.getAttribute is a DOM Level 1 (1998) feature.
It is fully supported in all browsers:
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera | IE |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9-11 |