DomElement->get_attribute()

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

Description

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.