getAttribute

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

Usage

await $(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', async () => {
    const form = await $('form')
    const attr = await form.getAttribute('method')
    console.log(attr) // outputs: "post"
})

Returns

• <String|null> return: The value of the attribute, or null if it is not set on the element.