HtmlControl.GetAttribute(String) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Web.UI.HtmlControls

Assembly:: System.Web.dll

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

protected:
 virtual System::String ^ GetAttribute(System::String ^ name);

protected virtual string GetAttribute (string name);

abstract member GetAttribute : string -> string
override this.GetAttribute : string -> string

Protected Overridable Function GetAttribute (name As String) As String

Parameters

name: String

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

Returns

String

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 ("").

Remarks

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.

Applies to

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