Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference

Name

getAttribute( ) — NN n/a IE 4 DOM n/a

Synopsis

getAttribute(attributeName)

Returns the value of the attribute, provided the user has given permission to do so. If that permission was denied, the method returns null. Use one getAttribute( ) method for each attribute value being retrieved.

Returned Value

In Win32, the method returns no value, regardless of how the user responds to the Profile Assistant dialog box. On the Macintosh (which does not support this object fully), the method does not display the Profile Assistant dialog box and returns false.

Parameters

attributeName

One of the vCard attribute names listed in the addReadRequest( ) method description.