XML DOM getAttribute() Method
Definition and Usage
getAttribute() The method retrieves the attribute value by name.
Syntax
elementNode.getAttribute(name)
| Parameters | Description |
|---|---|
| name | Required. Specifies the attribute from which to retrieve the value. |
Example
The following code loads "books.xml" into xmlDoc and retrieves the values of the "category" attribute from all <book> elements:
var xhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {
if (this.readyState == 4 && this.status == 200) {
myFunction(this);
}
};
xhttp.open("GET", "books.xml", true);
xhttp.send();
function myFunction(xml) {
var x, i, xmlDoc, txt;
xmlDoc = xml.responseXML;
txt = "";
x = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName('book');
for (i = 0; i < x.length; i++) {
txt += x[i].getAttribute('category') + "<br>";
}
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = txt;
}
