instance method Element#readAttribute
Element#readAttribute(attributeName) → String | null
Returns the value of element
's attribute
or null
if attribute
has
not been specified.
This method serves two purposes. First it acts as a simple wrapper around
getAttribute
which isn't a "real" function in Safari and Internet
Explorer (it doesn't have .apply
or .call
for instance). Secondly, it
cleans up the horrible mess Internet Explorer makes when handling
attributes.
Examples
<a id="tag" href="/tags/prototype" rel="tag" title="view related bookmarks." my_widget="some info.">Prototype</a>
Then:
$('tag').readAttribute('href');
// -> '/tags/prototype'
$('tag').readAttribute('title');
// -> 'view related bookmarks.'
$('tag').readAttribute('my_widget');
// -> 'some info.'
This method can be called either as an instance method or as a generic method. If calling as a generic, pass the instance in as the first argument.