---
name: "HTMLDocument.getAttribute"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "kaya"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/HTMLDocument.getAttribute"
---

# HTMLDocument.getAttribute(3kaya)

Gets an attribute value from a HTML element

## NAME

HTMLDocument::getAttribute - Gets an attribute value from a HTML element

## SYNOPSIS

**Maybe\<String\> getAttribute(** *ElementTree element, String name* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**element** The HTML element

**name** The attribute name

## DESCRIPTION

Gets an attribute value from a HTML element, or **nothing**  if the attribute is not set.

-

   case getAttribute(el,"class") of {\
        nothing -\> setClass(el,"recentchange");\
        \| just(c) -\> setClass(el,c+" recentchange");\
    }

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.

## RELATED

**HTMLDocument.setAttribute (3kaya)**