IWebElement.GetAttribute Method

IWebElementGetAttribute Method

WebDriver

Gets the value of the specified attribute for this element.

Namespace: OpenQA.Selenium
Assembly: WebDriver (in WebDriver.dll) Version: 3.1.0

Syntax

string GetAttribute(
	string attributeName
)

Function GetAttribute ( 
	attributeName As String
) As String

String^ GetAttribute(
	String^ attributeName
)

abstract GetAttribute : 
        attributeName : string -> string

Parameters

attributeName: Type: SystemString
The name of the attribute.

Return Value

Type: String
The attribute's current value. Returns a if the value is not set.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
StaleElementReferenceException	Thrown when the target element is no longer valid in the document DOM.

Remarks

The GetAttribute(String) method will return the current value of the attribute, even if the value has been modified after the page has been loaded. Note that the value of the following attributes will be returned even if there is no explicit attribute on the element:

Attribute name	Value returned if not explicitly specified	Valid element types
checked	checked	Check Box
selected	selected	Options in Select elements
disabled	disabled	Input and other UI elements

Reference

IWebElement Interface

OpenQA.Selenium Namespace