# DomElement->get_attribute_node()

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DomElement->get_attribute_node() — Returns the node of the given attribute

### Description

DomElement
DomAttribute get_attribute_node ( string `$name` )

Returns the node of the given attribute in the current element.

### Parameters

`name`

  The name of the seeked attribute. This parameter is case sensitive.

### Return Values

Returns the node of the attribute as a DomAttribute or `FALSE` if no attribute with the given `name` is found.

### Examples

Example#1 Getting an attribute node

`<?php
include("example.inc");
if (!$dom = domxml_open_mem($xmlstr)) {
echo "Error while parsing the document\n";
exit;
}
$root = $dom->document_element();
if ($attribute = $root->get_attribute_node('language')) {
echo 'Language is: ' . $attribute->value() . "\n";
}
?>`

### Migrating to PHP 5

Use DOMElement->getAttributeNode().

### See Also

- DomElement->get_attribute()
- DomElement->set_attribute()