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JavaScript - getAttribute() method example
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In this article, we would like to show you how to add an attribute to the element using getAttribute() method in JavaScript.
Quick solution:
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element.getAttribute(attributeName);Where:
element- the element to which you want to add the attribute,attributeName- the name of the attribute you want to add.
In this example, we will get class attribute value of the element using getAttribute() method.
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<html>3
<head>4
<style>5
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.blue {7
background: lightblue;8
}9
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</style>11
</head>12
<body>13
<div id="element" class="blue">This is my div.</div>14
<script>15
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var element = document.querySelector('#element'); // gets element by id17
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console.log(element.getAttribute('class')); // prints class attribute value19
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</script>21
</body>22
</html>