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DomElement->get_attribute()

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DomElement->get_attribute() -- Returns the value of the given attribute

Description

class DomElement {

string get_attribute ( string name )

}

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

name: The name of the seeked attribute. This parameter is case sensitive.

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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