getAttributeNS
Summary
Returns the value of the content attribute within a specified namespace.
Method of dom/Elementdom/Element
Syntax
var attributeValue = element.getAttributeNS(namespaceURI, name);
Parameters
namespaceURI
- Data-type
- String
The namespace URI that defines the desired attribute, or a null value.
name
- Data-type
- String
The name of the desired attribute within the specified namespace.
Return Value
Returns an object of type StringString
The value of the content attribute, or null if it does not exist.
Examples
// Get the first div element in the page.
var element = document.querySelector("div");
// Continue only if the element exists.
if (element) {
console.log("The value of the data-example attribute of the first div is " + element.getAttributeNS("html", "data-example"));
}
Syntax
Standards information
Related specifications
- Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Core
- Recommendation
- Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Core
- Recommendation
- DOM
- Living Standard
See also
Related pages
- getAttributegetAttribute
Attributions
Microsoft Developer Network: [Windows Internet Explorer API reference Article]