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XMLReader::getAttribute

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7)

XMLReader::getAttribute — Get the value of a named attribute

Description

public XMLReader::getAttribute ( string $name ) : string|null

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.

Changelog

Version	Description
8.0.0	This function can no longer return `false`.

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.

See Also

XMLReader::getAttributeNo() - Get the value of an attribute by index
XMLReader::getAttributeNs() - Get the value of an attribute by localname and URI

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