How to use DOM Element GetAttribute in JavaScript

In this article I am going to explain about DOM Element getAttribute() method in JavaScript.
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JavaScript DOM Element getAttribute() Method

JavaScript getAttribute() method use for get the value of any attribute with specified given name.

Syntax

element.getAttribute(attribute name)

Example

<html>

<head>

    <script type="text/javascript">

        function myfun() {

            var a = document.getElementsByTagName("a")[0];

            document.getElementById("tst").innerHTML = a.getAttribute("target");

        }

    </script>

</head>

<body>

    <a href="#" target="Main page">click here</a>.

    <p id="tst">

        click button for get target name</p>

    <button onclick="myfun()">

        click me</button>

</body>

</html>

 

Output

 

Before click

 

 getattri1.gif

 

After click

 

 getattri2.gif

 

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