DOM - The Attr object

Take a look at the XML file used in the examples: note.xml

Examples

name
How to return the name of an attribute.

value
How to return the value of an attribute.

specified
Returns True if the value is set in the document, False if the value is a default value in the DTD/Schema.

The Attr object

The attr object returns an attribute of an element object as an attribute node. The attr object has the same properties and methods as nodes in general. The properties of the Attr object are listed below:

W3C Properties

Property	Description
name	Sets or returns the name of the attribute
specified	Returns a boolean value indicating if the node's value is set in the document or not
value	Sets or returns the value of the attribute

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