DomElement->get_attribute()

Description

Returns the value of the given attribute in the current element.

Since PHP 4.3, if no attribute with given name is found, an empty string is returned.

Parameters

Return Values

Returns the name of the attribute as a string or an empty string if no attribute with the given name is found.

Examples

Example 1. Getting the value of an attribute <?php include("example.inc"); if (!$dom = domxml_open_mem($xmlstr)) {     echo "Error while parsing the document\n";     exit; } // get chapter $root = $dom->document_element(); echo $root->get_attribute('language'); // en ?>

Migrating to PHP 5

Use DOMElement->getAttribute().

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