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JavaScript Introduction to jQuery Hello, jQuery! Accessing and Modifying Attributes

Vic Mercier
Vic Mercier
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Posted by Vic Mercier
Vic Mercier
3,276 Points

Does the atrr method retreive an attribute?

Not sure.

1 Answer

Tim Strand
Tim Strand
22,458 Points
Tim Strand
Tim Strand
22,458 Points

the jquery method attr('attributeName') will return an attribute value if the attr is the only argument. Read more on this here https://www.w3schools.com/jquery/html_attr.asp

You can also use the .getAttribute method of regular js. Read more on this here https://www.w3schools.com/jsref/met_element_getattribute.asp