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HTML DOM value Property

Attributes Object Reference Attribute Object

Example

Get the value of the <button> element's first attribute:

var x = document.getElementsByTagName("BUTTON")[0].attributes[0].value;

The result of x will be:

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Definition and Usage

The value property sets or returns the value of the attribute.


Browser Support

Property
value Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Syntax

Return the attribute value

attribute.value

Set the attribute value

attribute.value=value

Property Values

Value Description
value Specifies the value of the attribute

Technical Details

Return Value: A String, representing the value of the attribute
DOM Version Core Level 1

Examples

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Example

Change the value of the src attribute of an <img> element:

var x = document.getElementsByTagName("IMG")[0];
x.getAttributeNode("src").value = "pic_bulbon.gif";

Before changing the style:

After changing the style:

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Attributes Object Reference Attribute Object