HtmlControl.GetAttribute Method

Note: This method is new in the .NET Framework version 2.0.

Gets the value of the named attribute on the HtmlControl control.

Namespace: System.Web.UI.HtmlControls
Assembly: System.Web (in system.web.dll)

protected:
virtual String^ GetAttribute (
	String^ name
)
protected String GetAttribute (
	String name
)
protected function GetAttribute (
	name : String
) : String

Parameters

name

The name of the attribute. This argument is case-insensitive.

Return Value

The value of this attribute on the element, as a String value. If the specified attribute does not exist on this element, returns an empty string ("").

Use the GetAttribute method to access an attribute on the HtmlControl server control. All HTML server controls store their attributes in the Control.ViewState property. HTML attributes are treated by the ASP.NET page framework as properties on the HTML server control to which they belong. The GetAttribute method's name parameter is case-insensitive.

Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 2.0

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