getAttribute method

Obsolete. Returns the value of the named attribute from the userProfile object.

This method is not supported for Windows apps using JavaScript.

 

Syntax

 retVal = object.getAttribute(name);

Parameters

• name [in]
  Type: BSTR

  BSTR that specifies one of the standard vCard names listed in Remarks. If one of these names is not used, the request is ignored.

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 IHTMLOpsProfile::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

 

Note  An asterisk (*) denotes extensions to the vCard schema. Extensions are referenced as X- elements, as defined in the vCard schema.