getAttribute method
Obsolete. Returns the value of the named attribute from the userProfile object.
This method is not supported for Windows apps using JavaScript.
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Syntax
var retval = userProfile.getAttribute(name);Parameters
- name [in]
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Type: String
String that specifies one of the standard vCard names listed in Remarks. If one of these names is not used, the request is ignored.
Return value
Type: String
String. Returns a null value if read access for this attribute is not available.
Standards information
- Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification, Section 1.6.5
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 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 | |
See also
