name

Syntax:: attr.name

This property returns the name of the attribute, and is the same as the nodeName property for this Node object.

The name property is read-only and returns the name of the attribute. It is the same as the nodeName property for this Node object.

Examples

Code:

XML:



<staff>


    <employee ssn="123456" pay="3">


       <f_name>John</f_name>


       <l_name>Sullivan</l_name>


    </employee>


    <employee ssn="987654" pay="2">


       <f_name>Mary</f_name>


       <l_name>Lopez</l_name>


    </employee>


 </staff>



JavaScript:



xml_doc = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM");


 xml_doc.async = false;


 xml_doc.load("staff.xml");





 employee = xml_doc.documentElement.firstChild;


 atts = employee.attributes;


 n_atts = atts.length;


 for (i = 0; i < n_atts; i++)


    document.write(atts[i].name + "<br>");

Output:

ssn

 pay

Explanation:

This example uses the 'staff.xml' file and obtains a NamedNodeMap of all the attributes of the first child element of the document's root node. It then iterates through them displaying their names.

Primary links

XML DOM » Attr » name

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Language(s): JavaScript XML