XMLReader::getAttribute

Get the value of a named attribute

Description

public string XMLReader::getAttribute ( string $name )

Returns the value of a named attribute or NULL if the attribute does not exist or not positioned on an element node.

Parameters

name

The name of the attribute.

Return Values

The value of the attribute, or NULL if no attribute with the given name is found or not positioned on an element node.

Changelog

Version Description
5.1.3 Return NULL if no attribute found. Previously, returned an empty string.

See Also

  • XMLReader::getAttributeNo
  • XMLReader::getAttributeNs