getAttribute

Get an attribute from a DOM-element based on the attribute name.

Usage

$(selector).getAttribute(attributeName)

Parameters

Name	Type	Details
attributeName	String	requested attribute

Examples

index.html

<form action="/submit" method="post" class="loginForm">

<input type="text" name="name" placeholder="username"></input>

<input type="text" name="password" placeholder="password"></input>

<input type="submit" name="submit" value="submit"></input>

</form>

getAttribute.js

it('should demonstrate the getAttribute command', () => {

const form = $('form')

const attr = form.getAttribute('method')

console.log(attr) // outputs: "post"

})