Element: getAttributeNodeNS() method

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The getAttributeNodeNS() method of the {{domxref("Element")}} interface returns the namespaced {{domxref("Attr")}} node of an element.

This method is useful if you need the namespaced attribute's instance properties. If you only need the namespaced attribute's value, you can use the {{domxref("Element.getAttributeNS()", "getAttributeNS()")}} method instead.

If you need the {{domxref("Attr")}} node of an element in HTML documents and the attribute is not namespaced, use the {{domxref("Element.getAttributeNode()", "getAttributeNode()")}} method instead.

Syntax

getAttributeNodeNS(namespace, nodeName)

Parameters

• namespace
  • : A string specifying the namespace of the attribute.
• nodeName
  • : A string specifying the name of the attribute.

Return value

The node for specified attribute.

Notes

getAttributeNodeNS is more specific than getAttributeNode in that it allows you to specify attributes that are part of a particular namespace. The corresponding setter method is setAttributeNodeNS.

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• {{domxref("Document.createAttribute()")}}
• {{domxref("Document.createAttributeNS()")}}
• {{domxref("Element.setAttributeNodeNS()")}}