[edit] Last updated: Fri, 18 May 2012

DomElement::get_attribute

(PHP 4 >= 4.1.0)

DomElement::get_attribute — Returns the value of the given attribute

Description

string DomElement::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 value 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.