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HTML DOM hasAttribute() Method

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Example

Find out if a <button> element has an onclick attribute:

var x = document.getElementById("myBtn").hasAttribute("onclick");

The result of x will be:

true
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Definition and Usage

The hasAttribute() method returns true if the specified attribute exists, otherwise it returns false.

Tip: Use setAttribute() to add a new attribute or change the value of an existing attribute on an element.


Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the method.

Method
hasAttribute() Yes 9.0 Yes Yes Yes

Syntax

element.hasAttribute(attributename)

Parameters

Parameter Type Description
attributename String Required. The name of the attribute you want to check if exists

Technical Details

Return Value: A Boolean, returns true if the element has attributes, otherwise false
DOM Version Core Level 2 Element Object

Examples

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Example

Find out if an <a> element has a target attribute. If so, change the value of the target attribute to "_self":

// Get the <a> element with id="myAnchor"
var x = document.getElementById("myAnchor"); 

// If the <a> element has a target attribute, set the value to "_self"
if (x.hasAttribute("target")) {      
    x.setAttribute("target", "_self");
}
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Related Pages

HTML Tutorial: HTML Attributes

HTML DOM Reference: href="met_element_getattribute.html">getAttribute() Method

HTML DOM Reference: href="met_element_removeattribute.html">removeAttribute() Method

HTML DOM Reference: href="met_element_setattribute.html">setAttribute() Method


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