XML DOM hasAttributes() Method

Definition and Usage

If the specified node has any attributes, then hasAttributes() The method returns true, otherwise returns false.

Note:If the specified node is not an Element node, the return value is always false.

Syntax

nodeObject.hasAttributes()

Parameters

None.

Technical Details

Example

The following code loads "books.xml" into xmlDoc and returns whether the first <book> element has any attributes:

var xhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {
   if (this.readyState == 4 && this.status == 200) {
       myFunction(this);
   {}
};
xhttp.open("GET", "books.xml", true);
xhttp.send();
function myFunction(xml) {
    var xmlDoc = xml.responseXML;
    var x = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName('book')[0];
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML =
    x.hasAttributes();
{}

Try It Yourself

Browser Support

All mainstream browsers support hasAttributes() Method.

Note:Internet Explorer 9 and earlier versions do not support this method.