Example
Get the value of the onclick attribute of a button element:
var btn = document.getElementsByTagName("BUTTON")[0];
btn.attributes.getNamedItem("onclick").value;
The result of btn could be:
myFunction()
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Definition and Usage
The getNamedItem() method returns the attribute node with the specified name from a NamedNodeMap object.
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the method.
| Method | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| getNamedItem() | Yes | 9.0 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
namednodemap.getNamedItem(name)
Parameter Values
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| nodename | String | Required. The name of the node in the namedNodeMap you want to return |
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A Node object, representing the attribute node with the specified name |
|---|---|
| DOM Version | Core Level 1 |