getAttribute method

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Obsolete. Returns the value of the named attribute from the userProfile object.

This method is not supported for Windows apps using JavaScript.

 

Syntax

 retVal = object.getAttribute(name);

Parameters

  • name [in]
    Type: BSTR

    BSTR that specifies one of the standard vCard names listed in Remarks. If one of these names is not used, the request is ignored.

Standards information

Remarks

As of Windows Internet Explorer 7, this method is obsolete and should not be used.

The following schema is used for the field names of the user data store. These names are specified when you use the IHTMLOpsProfile::getAttribute method on the userProfile object. Note that the format has changed from vCard_xxx to vCard.xxx, and that the older format no longer is supported.

vCard Names
vCard.Business.City vCard.Business.Country vCard.Business.Fax
vCard.Business.Phone vCard.Business.State vCard.Business.StreetAddress
vCard.Business.URL vCard.Business.Zipcode vCard.Cellular
vCard.Company vCard.Department vCard.DisplayName
vCard.Email vCard.FirstName vCard.Gender*
vCard.Home.City vCard.Home.Country vCard.Home.Fax
vCard.Home.Phone vCard.Home.State vCard.Home.StreetAddress
vCard.Home.Zipcode vCard.Homepage vCard.JobTitle
vCard.LastName vCard.MiddleName vCard.Notes
vCard.Office vCard.Pager

 

Note  An asterisk (*) denotes extensions to the vCard schema. Extensions are referenced as X- elements, as defined in the vCard schema.