getAttribute Method
Retrieves the value of the specified attribute.
Syntax
vAttrValue = object.getAttribute(sAttrName [, iFlags])
Parameters
sAttrName Required. String that specifies the name of the attribute. iFlags Optional. Integer that specifies one or more of the following flags:
0 Default. Performs a property search that is not case-sensitive, and returns an interpolated value if the property is found. 1 Performs a case-sensitive property search. To find a match, the uppercase and lowercase letters in sAttrName must exactly match those in the attribute name. If the iFlags parameter for setAttribute is set to true and this option is set to 0 (default), the specified property name might not be found. 2 Returns the value exactly as it was set in script or in the source document.
Return Value
Variant. Returns a string, number, or Boolean value as defined by the attribute. If the attribute is not present, this method returns null.
Remarks
If two or more attributes have the same name (differing only in uppercase and lowercase letters) and iFlags is 0, the getAttribute method retrieves values only for the last attribute created with this name, and ignores all other attributes with the same name.
Applies To
[ Object Name ] Platform Version Win16: Win32: Mac: Unix: WinCE: Version data is listed when the mouse hovers over a link, or the link has focus. A, ADDRESS, APPLET, AREA, B, BASE, BASEFONT, BGSOUND, BIG, BLOCKQUOTE, BODY, BR, BUTTON, CAPTION, CENTER, CITE, CODE, COL, COLGROUP, COMMENT, custom, DD, DFN, DIR, DIV, DL, DT, EM, EMBED, FIELDSET, FONT, FORM, FRAME, FRAMESET, HEAD, Hn, HR, HTML, I, IFRAME, IMG, INPUT type=button, INPUT type=checkbox, INPUT type=file, INPUT type=hidden, INPUT type=image, INPUT type=password, INPUT type=radio, INPUT type=reset, INPUT type=submit, INPUT type=text, KBD, LABEL, LEGEND, LI, LINK, LISTING, MAP, MARQUEE, MENU, META, NEXTID, NOBR, OBJECT, OL, OPTION, P, PLAINTEXT, PRE, S, SAMP, SCRIPT, SELECT, SMALL, SPAN, STRIKE, STRONG, SUB, SUP, TABLE, TBODY, TD, TEXTAREA, TFOOT, TH, THEAD, TITLE, TR, TT, U, UL, VAR, WBR, XMP
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